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78 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 4.16 These proportions suggest that between 70 and 75 per cent (by weight) of the waste that each business type produces can be recycled. The data also shows that there is significant homogeneity, with each business type producing one material of significant volume. For example, office waste comprises over 50 per cent paper and hospitality waste almost 50 per cent glass. There is therefore a huge opportunity to provide dedicated services to collect and reprocess these materials. A plan of action Outline action plan for office waste 4.17 Organisations providing business or professional services, which are primarily office based, account for over 40 per cent of all London’s businesses 171 . What is more, the majority of businesses in London have a head office in London or are the head office 172 , which offers the possibility of waste systems implemented in head office being cascaded to their operations in other parts of the UK. 4.18 The following priority actions have been identified for offices, and will be further developed in the sector-specific action plans: ■ reduce paper use (double sided printing, reduce print run for marketing materials etc.) ■ recycle paper and cardboard, including separately collecting white paper ■ separately collect and process organic food waste (for those offices that run a canteen) ■ reuse or recycle electronic and electrical equipment and IT consumables such as ink cartridges ■ establish green procurement systems, particularly for recycled content paper and stationery products. Case study 22 - Composting office food waste made possible The GLA has implemented a new initiative to recycle food waste produced at City Hall. All food waste generated from the café, offices and at events held in City Hall will be separated by the caterers for regular collection by the East London Community Recycling Partnership (ELCRP). Currently around 500kg of food waste is produced each week, which was previously going to landfill. All the food waste will be taken to ELCRP’s site in Hackney where it will be composted. Not only will this help the GLA to further increase the quantity of biodegradable waste that is diverted from landfill, it will be good for household plants and gardens too because the compost will be returned to City Hall and given away to staff. Annually this contract will reduce the amount of waste to landfill by approximately
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 79 24 tonnes and the project will contribute valuable data and information about separate food waste collection in an office environment. Source: Greater London Authority Facilities Management Case study 23 - Financial services company tackles paper use As part of their participation in the Business in the Community Environment Index, St James’s Place Capital’s focus has been on the key areas of waste, energy, water and transport. Considerably improving its management and impact scores in 2005, St James’s Place Capital has shown particular strength in paper efficiency – its submission shows a five per cent reduction in the company’s paper use and following the initiation of a paper recycling programme in 2002, the company has seen an impressive 54 per cent increase in the quantity of paper recycled. Source: Business in the Community Outline action plan for retail waste 4.19 About 38 per cent of household expenditure is spent on retail goods and the retail sector is responsible for nine per cent of London’s employment 173 . There has been a decline in small retailers in recent years and a decline in town centre retail, both having lost out to an increase in the number of large retail businesses, (particularly relevant to grocery retail: the largest four supermarket chains that currently control 75 per cent of the grocery market in the UK 174 ) and a growth in out-of-town retail. 4.20 Also of relevance to retail waste arisings and composition is the increase in internet shopping and the increasing effort amongst retailers to link to the leisure economy. 4.21 The following priority actions have been identified for the retail industry, and will be further developed in the sector-specific action plans: ■ establish green procurement systems, particularly to reduce packaging waste, encourage the use of reusable packaging and delivery receptacles ■ specify products and packaging that are sustainably designed ■ recycle packaging, particularly cardboard and plastics ■ process organic food waste from grocery retail businesses. 4.22 The retail sector action plan will complement the government’s work through the Courtauld Commitment and the Environment Agency’s partnership plan, which will cover consumer and transit packaging and
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