Response to Mayor's draft Business Waste Strategy

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In its response to the Mayor’s draft Business Waste Strategy, the Environment Committee drew upon its recent research findings to urge all London councils to offer and promote commercially competitive recycling services to local businesses.

It recommends that the London Development Agency (LDA) increases awareness among SMEs of the London Environmental Support Service (LESS), and highlights the need for a campaign specifically targeted towards the worst sector at managing their waste – London’s hotels and restaurants. The Committee’s response makes a number of recommendations to increase awareness among SME about LESS.

The Committee notes many London SMEs are currently using domestic recycling schemes for their commercial waste, and it raises concerns about the draft strategy’s proposal to allow businesses to use Reuse and Recycling Centres free of charge, which could lead to council tax payers subsidising business waste services. To overcome this problem, the Committee asks that practical options such as pre-pay recycling bags for the business sector are considered in the revised strategy.