Greater London Authority

Shanks First

London Remade is a £20 million private public partnership (with £5.4 million Single Regeneration Funding), representing London's determination to curb the Capital's waste crisis and help the city meet the government's recycling targets.

Tackling London's over-reliance on natural resources, such as land mass and energy consumption and providing sustainable waste management solutions to help London reduce its waste production.

Provide a business solution to London's waste crisis, by developing new markets for products made from recycled materials and improving the supply of recycled materials.

Create jobs and generate wealth for the city, by placing a value on the Capital's waste.

Encourage private sector investment in processing capacity.

To divert 250,000 tonnes of waste from landfill into recycled products by 2004.

To generate £350,000 worth of expenditure on recycled products.

Four levels of the Green Procurement Code include: engaging signatories in discussion about recycled products; holding specific one-on-one discussions with signatories and researching opportunities for specifying and purchasing recycled products; providing base line data about recycled products and specifications; and committing to measurable targets for specifying and buying recycled products.

Quarterly progress reports detailing outputs achieved are submitted to GLA and Shanks First.

Monthly newsletters, annual report and press releases will report results, achievements and key learnings to stakeholders.

Launched to public March 2002 and ongoing brokerage service between Green Procurement Code signatories (120 to date) and suppliers of products (40 to date) continues.

Capitalise on London's organisations committment to corporate social responsibility and environmental performance.

London Remade is working with suppliers to improve product range and marketing information.

Commission research for reprocessing capacity to bring new products to market and source potential secondary markets.

Resources and relationship-building activities have been developed to support the Green Procurement Code including a literature pack, website, executed advertising campaign, quarterly network and steering committee meetings, signatory workshops and a seminar in January 2003.

Any region of the world with waste could replicate London Remade's Green Procurement Code business model, by making a direct connection between the waste produced and identifying sustainable markets for products made from this waste.

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