Boris Johnson’s London infrastructure plan was launched for consultation this week. According to the plan the existing waste management infrastructure in London “is not suitable” for a planned move to a circular economy and that there is a “lack of financing mechanisms to help develop the necessary facilities”.
According to the mayor’s infrastructure plan, in order to create a circular economy by 2050 the following changes need to be made:
- Simplified and consistent waste and recycling collection throughout all London boroughs
- Revised and improved financing for waste in London
- 40 new waste management facilities – many for reuse and recycling – are required in London
The plan addresses the increase in population growth over the past 10 years, according to the mayor’s report London’s population will surpass 8.6 million early next year. By the 2030s, it adds, the capital’s population will reach 10 million, increasing to 11.3 million by 2050.
[ssba]The capital’s current waste disposal costs £250 million a year, but this will double by 2050 if the changes proposed in the plan are not implemented. With the suggested changes in London’s waste and recycling infrastructure in place, London could save around £5 billion.
Waste collection in London
The mayor’s infrastructure changes plan also calls for a more consistent and efficient approach across London to waste and recycling collection systems, which would “better allow for the capture of materials from Londoners and London’s businesses”.
The plan states that the current waste collection in London boroughs is “confusing to London’s more transient population”. The Mayor has pledged to work with London’s boroughs to help provide a more consistent reuse and recycling service to Londoners, taking into account local differences and priorities.
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