Tell David Cameron what you think of the waste review
15 June 2011

Zero waste or zero ambition - has the Waste Review delivered?

After a yearlong and expensive consultation the Government has published its new waste policy for England.

The good news

The new policy includes:

  • No return to weekly rubbish collections
    - which would reduce recycling rates.
  • Support for anaerobic digestion
    -     a great renewable source of energy from food waste.

Recycled policies

But in other areas, the policy is embarrassingly vague and unambitious.

Many of the plans announced are similar to those of the last Government. Or had originally been scrapped by the Coalition and they are now reconsidering.

And unfortunately, the household waste recycling target is still only 50%.

This is the EU legal minimum that the last Government was considering raising. Wales, Scotland and most recently Northern Ireland have pledged to go further.

Have your say

Thousands of you have already told David Cameron to halve the nation's black bag waste. Now's the time to tell him what you think of his Government's latest policies.

We've put together a sample email below, but please use it as a guide to tell him what you think. We'll collect your messages and send them on.

ActionTell David Cameron what you think

Dear Prime Minister,

Here's an example you can use (but personalising this message would be much more effective).



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