ReLondon: encouraging Londoners to generate less waste

London
Type of organisation or company
Country
United Kingdom
City
Greater London
Language for original content
Key Area
Scope
Ongoing
Yes
Type of funding
Description

ReLondon is a partnership of the Mayor of London and London’s boroughs which aims to improve waste and resource management in the capital and accelerate its transition to a low-carbon circular city. Generally, it wants to help London waste less and reuse, repair, share and recycle more.

  • It focuses on food, fashion and textiles, the built environment, electricals and electronics, and plastics and packaging.

  • It helps adapt policies to real-world conditions.
  • It works with local authorities, producing toolkits, case studies and assets to help them reduce waste and boost recycling.

  • It works with businesses to promote change and offers financial support for SMEs interested in opting for circular business models.

  • It runs awareness campaigns telling people why reducing waste is a good thing.
Main results

In 2023-2024, ReLondon ran 38 projects delivered with local government, architects, universities and business innovators and helped 199 businesses to adopt or scale circular business models.

Their website has a resource library of ideas and good practices designed to help and inspire local authority officers, business owners and policy makers.