Reducing the Reliance on Landfill in England

Released on by Great Britain: National Audit Office
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  • Reducing the Reliance on Landfill in England Book Detail

  • Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
  • Release Date : 2006-07-26
  • Publisher : The Stationery Office
  • Genre : Political Science
  • Pages : 56
  • ISBN 13 : 010294234X
  • File Size : 72,72 MB
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Reducing the Reliance on Landfill in England by Great Britain: National Audit Office PDF Summary

Book Description: In 1999 the European Union introduced a Directive that require the UK to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste disposed of in landfill. By 2010 we have to landfill 75% of the amount landfilled in 1995. This figure reduces to 50% by 2013 and 35% by 2020. If the target is not met then the UK could be fined for non-compliance. So far DEFRA has spent £336 million on initiatives to reduce the amount of landfill, but reductions have been offset by growth in the amount of waste produced and there is a risk that the targets will not be met. An emphasis on recycling alone is not enough. DEFRA needs to focus on helping the 25 authorities that send most to landfill and help develop alternative waste facilities, as well as encouraging more households to recycle and compost. This examination of the problem is in four parts: 1) England needs to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste disposed through landfill; 2) earlier delays I taking action made European Union targets more difficult to achieve; 3) without a step change in existing local authority plans, England will not achieve its share of the reductions in landfill the European Union requires by 2010 and 2013; 4) recycling and minimisation need to contribute more to reducing the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill.

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