United Kingdom – In the UK, London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed Shirley Rodrigues as deputy mayor for environment and energy. Currently acting executive director for climate change at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, one of the main objectives set for her will be to boost London’s recycling rates.
The average recycling rate across London’s 32 boroughs is thought to be around 33% with Lewisham performing worst of all in posting a figure of 17.1% in 2014/15, according to a letsrecycle.com article.
In his ultimately successful campaign to become mayor earlier this year, Khan pledged to ‘reinvigorate’ the UK capital’s efforts on recycling and set a 65% recycling target for the city to be achieved by the year 2030.
Rodrigues says of her appointment: ‘I am delighted to be working with Sadiq on his ambitious plans to make London one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world.’
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