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On Tuesday 14th of June 2011 the Government finally published the Waste Review like we announced here at the beginning of May. The main focus of this review is to increase the Government and councils commitment to increase the “frequency and quality” of waste management and collection across the UK.
The review outlines the steps needed to move Britain towards a “zero waste” economy, including a range of commitments aimed to modify the waste hierarchy in order to move as much waste as possible away from landfills, making waste prevention a priority.
The commitments suggested were:
As predicted the Waste Review 2011 suggests plans to take a voluntary approach to reduce waste and increase recycling with the development of voluntary responsibility deals in a range of sectors including the waste industry itself.
The review also include a scheme to create a new Recycling & Waste Services Commitment, where local authorities will be encouraged to take part and set up new principles for waste management services.
After presenting Waste Review 2011 on Tuesday to the MPs, the environment secretary Caroline Spelman, said in a written statement:
“The Review has looked at all aspects of waste policy and delivery in England to ensure that we are taking the necessary steps towards creating a ‘zero waste’ economy, where resources are fully valued, and nothing of value gets thrown away. The Waste Review includes a range of commitments designed to move waste more quickly up the waste hierarchy, away from disposal in landfill, with waste prevention a priority, followed by re-use, recycling and recovery.”
While it is too early to jump to conclusions about the effects of the 2011 Waste Review in the waste industry we agree that some of the suggestion made will surely reduce the amount of waste going to landfills, therefore increasing recycling.
The complete Waste Review 2011 can be downloaded here.
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