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Pressure on local authorities to recycle more could result in a quantity not quality approach to processing waste(13/01/2011)
Under the EU Landfill Directive the UK is committed to reducing Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) sent to landfill. This requires reductions against 1995 tonnages of 35% by 2010, 50% by 2013, and 65% by 2020. According to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), pressure on local authorities to recycle more to avoid exceeding their landfill allowance is creating the risk of a ‘quantity not quality’ approach to processing waste. This could result in recycled material such as paper, glass an... [more]
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