English waste strategy published 1 May 2007
The Government has published a new waste strategy for England.
Friends of the Earth supports much of the strategy including:
- Promotion of weekly food waste collections.
- Generating renewable energy by putting food waste into anaerobic digestion.
- Letting councils reward those who recycle more.
- Less focus on resource-wasting, climate-damaging incineration.
But the Government has set an unambitious target to recycle just half our household waste by 2020.
We could recycle much more:
- Cambridgeshire County Council already recycles over half its waste.
- Flanders in Belgium recycles nearly three quarters.
Tackling climate change requires more ambitious targets and we believe that the UK should be aiming for 75% recycling by 2015.
Dr Michael Warhurst,
Waste campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Press releases
Government to unveil England waste strategy
18th May 2007
Analysis of English waste strategy
24th May 2007
