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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 81
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Outline action plan for hospitality waste
4.23 There are about 12,000 restaurants in London 176 and approximately
1,500 hotels, guest-houses and bed and breakfast establishments 177 .
The average size of the businesses is significantly larger than the
UK average and around 300 hotels have full restaurant facilities 178 .
It is estimated that on average, a hotel creates around one kg
of waste per guest per night 179 .
4.24 A large concentration of restaurants and hotels is found in inner London
with another cluster of accommodation near Heathrow airport. Hotels in
the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Camden and the Royal
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea account for approximately 65 per
cent of hotel bed-spaces in London. The largest hotels are found in the
City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets 180 .
4.25 Some 90 per cent of business and industry catering is now contracted
out, compared to 50 per cent of private schools and 40 per cent
of government departments 181 . Five companies contract 85 per cent
of the contracted catering market 182 .
4.26 The following priority actions have been identified for the hospitality
industry, and will be further developed in the sector-specific action plans:
■ recycle packaging, particularly cardboard and plastics
■ establish systems to reuse furniture (for hotels and restaurants).
■ recycle glass
■ separately collect organic food waste for treatment
■ establish green procurement systems that minimise food waste
and encourage the use of reusable packaging and delivery receptacles.
4.27 Procuring recycling and composting services can be problematic
due to limited provision of services. However, as demand increases
so will the supply of services.