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2 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy 1 The challenge ahead: 18 million tonnes of waste, one London Introduction 1.1 London produces over 18 million tonnes of waste every year and this is forecast to rise to 23.6 million tonnes by 2020 1 . The quantity and rate at which London is using resources and producing waste is unsustainable. Just a little over half the total waste is recycled, largely as a result of high levels of construction waste recycling (Table 1). The Mayor believes that ’if London is to catch up with the remainder of the country then it is necessary to move faster than anyone else‘ 2 , inaction will lead to a worsening environment that will harm London’s businesses and communities. 1.2 London is a dynamic world city. As a result of its population size, density, affluence and economic influence, London has a great opportunity to innovate and take action. This strategy shows that its position can be strengthened in a way that is environmentally, economically and socially sustainable through better managing its business waste. Table 1 Total waste produced and disposal method, London 2003 Source of waste Quantity Disposed Recycled Incinerated Other produced at landfill (%) (%) (%) (millions of tonnes) (%) Municipal solid waste 4.3 70 11 ** 19 0 Commercial and industrial (estimated) 6.6 40 44 5 11 Construction, demolition and excavation (estimated) 7.2 15 85 0 0 TOTAL * 18.1 37 53 6 4 * of which hazardous waste 0.3 62 4 1 32 Source: The London Plan Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London: Housing Provision Targets, Waste and Minerals Alterations, Greater London Authority, December 2006 ** Note: This is the most recent data available for commercial and industrial and construction, demolition and excavation waste, from the Environment Agency. However, more recent data is available for municipal waste, for example showing that 20 per cent was recycled in 2006/07. 1.3 Climate change is now recognised as an international problem that the world can no longer ignore and the Mayor has made it his top priority for London 3 . The Mayor’s Climate Change Action Plan sets a target of stabilising London’s (and the UK’s) emissions at 60 per cent below 1990
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 3 levels by 2025 5 . The implementation of this strategy is fundamentally designed to support the Mayor to realise the goals set in the Climate Change Action Plan because the way we use resources and transport and manage waste has a fundamental impact on the production of greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Unfettered consumption and a landfill-dominated waste management strategy is no longer acceptable and a change in culture, with greater emphasis being placed on preventing and reusing waste and on treatment options further up the waste hierarchy, is required. 1.4 London’s businesses must prevent waste and implement systems to achieve high rates of reuse, composting and recycling. They must establish green procurement policies and environmental management systems. Products and packaging must be designed in a way that makes the most productive use of resources and prevents waste. Businesses must identify opportunities to develop reprocessing infrastructure and generate energy from any waste that cannot be recycled, by using advanced waste technologies. 1.5 The production and poor management of waste is an economic burden and represents a loss of valuable resources with additional costs for treatment and disposal. Treating waste as a resource will stimulate the development of a secondary materials economy. Commercial and industrial waste streams are larger and more homogenous than municipal waste and can provide the volume of material needed to catalyse investment in recycling industries. Developing the required infrastructure and expertise within London to achieve these goals will expand the green economy and benefit Londoners through the provision of jobs and training opportunities. Furthermore, the development of key waste facilities will enable businesses and the waste management industry to maximise the efficiencies in waste and recycled materials transportation. 1.6 This strategy sets out measures so that London’s businesses can take responsibility for the waste they produce and take action to use resources productively and, with London’s waste industry, maximise the social, environmental and economic opportunities of reprocessing and managing waste within London.
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