Mayor asks London to buy greener
3 April 2012
London businesses and borough councils are being asked to buy recycled products made from the city’s rubbish in the initial phase of a new green purchasing code.
Mayor Ken Livingstone has written to the UK’s top 100 firms and the capital’s executive agencies urging them to sign up to the code, launched this week. It calls for a preference for recycled products when buying goods.
The initial focus will be for businesses and local government to buy products from London Remade, a new body that will be launched soon. The...