The 2012 calendar year saw a combined recycling and composting rate of 43.6 per cent being achieved by local authorities in England, according to Defra-published provisional data, a 0.6 per cent improvement on the previous 12 months – a development of interest to many of those recycling old computers, cardboard...
Ministers warned of imminent ‘waste infrastructure shortfall’
Collect and Recycle’s (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) clients may be interested to read that waste recycling industry representatives have voiced concerns that the UK could soon be “sleepwalking into a waste infrastructure shortfall”. They have consequently requested that an urgent review is carried out into the UK’s ability to meet its targets for...
Defra waste prevention paper draws negative response from recycling industry
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra) launch of its consultation on its Waste Prevention Programme has already prompted organisations in the UK recycling industry to urge a more hands-on role from government after a first reading, Collect and Recycle (http://www.collectandrecycle.com) reports. Publication by the government of...