London doubles green purchases
28 August 2012
Spending on recycled goods has risen sharply in London in the past year, a survey suggests.
More than £21 million was spent by 82 public and private-sector organisations in the survey by London Remade, charged with carrying out mayor Ken Livingstone’s green purchasing code.
This is roughly twice the amount spent by slightly fewer bodies in last year’s survey.
Building materials, including cement, steel and piping accounted for nearly half of the...