The Mayor's draft Business Waste Management Strategy: Making waste work in London

The Mayor has produced for public consultation a draft strategy for the waste produced by London’s businesses, which produce three-quarters (13.8 million tonnes) of London’s waste. This follows the publication, in September 2003, of the Municipal Waste Management Strategy: Rethinking Rubbish in London which deals with municipal waste (waste managed by waste authorities).

The draft business waste strategy was published for public consultation in February 2008:

Draft Business Waste Strategy PDF
Draft Business Waste Strategy RTF
Business Waste Leaflet PDF
Business Waste Leaflet RTF

The aim of the strategy is to ensure that by 2020 the waste produced by London’s businesses no longer compromises London’s future as a sustainable city. London’s businesses must take responsibility and take action to use resources productively and London’s waste industry and entrepreneurs must maximise the economic opportunities of reprocessing and managing waste within London.

The term 'business waste', in this strategy, refers to commercial, industrial, construction, demolition, excavation and hazardous waste produced by businesses operating in the public, private, voluntary and third sectors from those with a single employee to multinational corporations.

Public consultation on the draft strategy closed on 13 June 2008.

Supplementary documents

Background Study

A Background Study on business waste was commissioned in 2004. This was to establish the existing management practices, data and research for business wastes in London.

Wider Waste background study PDF
Wider Waste background study RTF

Sustainability appraisal of the draft Business Waste Strategy

The Mayor has a duty to contribute to sustainable development and to promote improvements to the health of people in London.

The Sustainability Appraisal documents the likely sustainability effects of the Mayor’s Business Waste Management Strategy, makes recommendations concerning mitigation of adverse effects and enhancement of beneficial effects, and proposes monitoring measures.

BWS Sustainability Appraisal Scoping paper PDF
BWS Sustainability Appraisal Scoping paper RTF

BWS Sustainability Appraisal report (updated) PDF
BWS Sustainability Appraisal report (updated) RTF

BWS Health Impact Assessment report (updated) PDF
BWS Health Impact Assessment report (updated) RTF

BWS Equalities Impact Assessment report PDF
BWS Equalities Impact Assessment report RTF

Report of changes following consultation with the London Assembly

This report, published in February 2008, summarises the issues raised during the consultation with the London Assembly and Functional Bodies and the revisions made to the draft strategy produced for public consultation.

Consultation report PDF
Consultation report RTF

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