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Recycling and the London Plan

  • Reference: 2025/2807
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
How will you use the updated London Plan to improve opportunities for recycling across the city? Please make reference to both household and commercial waste.

Food Separation and Anaerobic Digestion

  • Reference: 2025/2806
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Does London have enough anaerobic digestors to deal with the amount of food waste that will be collected once mandatory food separation and collections are introduced from April 2026?

Simpler Recycling

  • Reference: 2025/2805
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
How has the Simpler Recycling programme set up by Defra impacted commercial recycling rates across London?

Waste Targets (2)

  • Reference: 2025/2804
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Are you on track to meet your target for 65% of London’s municipal waste to be recycled by 2030? If not, what action are you undertaking to improve progress?

Waste Targets (1)

  • Reference: 2025/2803
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Are you on track to meet your target of no biodegradable waste to be sent to landfill by 2026? If not, what action are you taking to improve progress?

Water Usage

  • Reference: 2025/2802
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
As well as fixing leaks and undertaking new infrastructure projects, water companies are relying on Londoners to reduce their above national average water use. Are you aware of public information campaigns on this topic?

Water Infrastructure (2)

  • Reference: 2025/2801
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
What engagement are you undertaking with Thames Water to ensure that planned, necessary infrastructure projects to secure London’s water supply are not delayed or negatively impacted by their uncertain financial situation?

Water Infrastructure (1)

  • Reference: 2025/2800
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Over August, England suffered from ‘nationally significant’ water shortfalls. How are you working with Thames Water and Affinity Water to ensure London has a sufficient supply of water to cope with our changing climate?

Green Skills, Ecology

  • Reference: 2025/2799
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
How are you using the adult skills fund to boost the number of skilled ecologists in London?

Nature in Development (3)

  • Reference: 2025/2798
  • Question by: Leonie Cooper
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Will the GLA register as a responsible body to enable local authorities ease of access to the legal agreements necessary for creating, maintaining, and monitoring biodiversity gains?
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