Waste ‘dating agency’ move marries up services

25 February 2009

A waste ‘dating agency’ is being set up by the London Waste and Recycling Board to deal with the 21Mt of rubbish produced in the capital each year.

The new brokerage service will link up waste producers with site owners, London boroughs and energy-users, and aims to provide new sites for reuse, recycling and energy-from-waste facilities.

Staffed and funded by the board, the service will provide expertise, funds and contacts to help develop waste projects to meet the board’s priorities. The board was set up last July and has now agreed its first business plan, with a budget of £37M committed over the coming year.

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, said: ‘This fantastic waste-dating agency will be vital for anyone who has a great idea for getting energy from our waste or recycling our rubbish.’

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