Case Studies commitment and Collaboration commitment and Collaboration challenges and opportunities challenges and opportunities 36 | Zero Carbon City 2040 Westminster Climate Emergency Action Plan Contents Contents Glossary Glossary accelerating Delivery accelerating Delivery Foreword and introduction Foreword and introduction Westminster Waste and Recycling Vehicle Fleet Electrification The council is partnering with Veolia to gradually transform the entire waste and recycling vehicle fleet in Westminster to electric vehicles. The first tranche of new and upcycled electric waste vehicles were unveiled in 2021, along with a fleet of electric street cleaning vehicles for the West End. Going forward, the plan is for the whole waste fleet to be electrified and charged from electricity generated from Westminster’s waste at the Southeast London Combined Heat and Power (SELCHP) facility. Regent Street and St James’s Food Waste Pledge In 2019 the Crown Estate introduced a Food Waste Pledge for restaurants in the Regent Street and St James’s area of the West End, with participating restaurants aiming to reduce food waste by 25%. Restaurants have tackled food waste by developing new dishes that re-use unwanted ingredients and offcuts from other dishes. The 12 participating restaurants include Brasserie Zedel, Café Murano and Hawksmoor Air Street.