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Making waste work in London The Mayor’s <strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> Management <strong>Strategy</strong> Mayor of London 89<br />

Figure 3 The principal components of hazardous waste in London<br />

Other (27,085 tonnes) 9%<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> water treatment (31,180 tonnes) 11%<br />

Construction and demolition<br />

(138,419 tonnes)<br />

49%<br />

General industry (17,995 tonnes) 6%<br />

Chemicals/refining (19,515 tonnes) 7%<br />

Oils and solvents<br />

(51,086 tonnes)<br />

18%<br />

Source: The Environment Agency Strategic <strong>Waste</strong> Management survey for hazardous<br />

waste 2002/03<br />

Proposal 18 The Mayor will encourage developers to perform beyond the proposed<br />

minimum regulatory standard for site waste management plans, for<br />

example by:<br />

■ producing site waste management plans for major developments<br />

■ identifying the hazardous waste that will arise and how it will be<br />

managed<br />

■ stating how waste is being transported for recycling or disposal<br />

and the volume of waste being transported by each mode<br />

■ aiming to achieve the London Plan reuse and recycling targets<br />

and support the principles of self-sufficiency and proximity.<br />

A building industry standard<br />

4.48 Construction waste is not simply produced by large, strategic development<br />

and refurbishment projects. <strong>Waste</strong> will be produced from small building<br />

projects, such as renovation or repair jobs on private households. Clearly,<br />

given their small scale, they are likely to be outside many legislative<br />

regimes. Although their individual environmental impact is likely to be<br />

small, their combined impact will be considerable. In European countries,<br />

such as Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium green<br />

construction values have been cascaded across the industry through<br />

the implementation of standards and quality assurance schemes.<br />

4.49 TrustMark (previously Quality Mark) is a scheme supported by the<br />

<strong>gov</strong>ernment, consumer groups and the building industry to help<br />

businesses and consumers find reputable firms to do repair, maintenance<br />

and improvement work. To display the TrustMark logo the firm must<br />

have been checked by an approved trade association or other certification

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