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90 Mayor of London Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy organisation and found that it meets the standards the government has set. 4.50 Currently, the TrustMark is awarded to companies that have, for example, a code of practice that includes insurance and good health and safety procedures and that an approved scheme operator has checked the firm’s technical skills, trading record and financial position. The Mayor calls on TrustMark to include sustainable waste management criteria in their list of standards. This will increase the number of businesses operating in London that are taking action to reduce their environmental impact. Proposal 19 The Mayor calls on TrustMark to include sustainable waste management as one of its certification criteria. Construction procurement goes green 4.51 Waste generated from demolition and construction activities is only one aspect to be considered in a construction project. The ability to manage waste during the lifetime of the building and maximising the use of recycled materials in the building itself also need to be considered. 4.52 The Mayor’s Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) 199 provides guidance on promoting sustainable waste behaviour in new and existing developments, including providing adequate waste and recycling storage facilities and supporting the development of decentralised energy systems, including energy from waste. 4.53 Budding designers and architects should consider using recycled materials and design buildings for easy deconstruction as part of the design process. The Mayor’s preferred standard, given in the SPG 200 , is for 10 per cent of the total value of materials used in the construction to be derived from recycled and reused products and materials, which WRAP asserts is now common and that levels exceeding 15-20 per cent can be achieved 201 . 4.54 Waste neutrality, where the value of materials wasted is matched by the value of additional reused and recycled content materials bought, is a particular opportunity for the construction industry. WRAP is developing a tool for the construction industry to help them become waste neutral. The Net Waste Method 202 is aimed at enabling developers and contractors to optimise a project’s design and delivery, rather than influencing the types of materials used. The web-based tool will produce outcome-based targets to encourage contractors to consider various ways of reducing waste and to prioritise those where the business and
Making waste work in London The Mayor’s Draft Business Waste Management Strategy Mayor of London 91 environmental case is strongest. The government’s draft strategy for Sustainable Construction proposes that the government ‘achieve wasteneutral construction in its major construction projects by 2012’ 203 . However, further work is required to identify a suitable cross-sector definition for waste neutrality, for example whether to use weight, environmental impact of project value as the criteria. Case study 32 - Cement goes green Lafarge Cement supplies six million tonnes of cement per year, the manufacture of which incurs significant environmental impacts. To tackle these impacts, the company has increased the use of recycled materials and reduce the use of virgin materials. An example of Lafarge Cement’s eco-efficiency initiatives is the use of pulverised fuel ash in packed cement, which accounts for approximately 20 per cent of their sales, was on pure cement. Their activity has: ■ reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill by more than 600,000 tonnes per year by using materials otherwise destined for landfill ■ reduced use of natural raw materials by four per cent per tonne produced ■ led to estimated reductions of 180,000 tonnes CO 2 per annum ■ ensured the company received an 80 per cent reduction in Climate Change Levy by achieving targets to reduce carbon emissions through the recovery of energy from waste. This equated to more than £9m per annum ■ made savings of £1.5m per annum on landfill charges based on reduction in tonnage disposed of between 2000 and 2005. Source: Business in the Community Proposal 20 The Mayor will revise his Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Guidance to set a preferred standard for: ■ developers to provide a green procurement plan with their planning application, setting out the types of materials used, quantities and their environmental provenance and efficiency ■ developers to adopt WRAP's requirements for good practice in recycled content and waste management and specify the requirement for at least 15 per cent of the total value of materials used to derive from recycled and reused content by 2010, rising to 20 per cent by 2012.
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