Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London and a member of the team presenting the plans, said, ‘We have set ourselves two very challenging aims — to stage not only the greatest games ever but, as importantly, those games in 2012 must be the most sustainable in the history of the modern Olympics. This demonstrates our commitment to meet those challenges and leave a legacy which shows that even the largest regeneration projects can build in measures to tackle climate change.’
Other sustainability measures include minimising construction waste, with no waste being sent to landfill during games time, as well as encouraging the development of new waste-processing facilities in east London.
