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The Science and Technology Select Committee of the House of Lords Science has announced and inquiry to look at sustainable approaches to waste reduction.
The inquiry will focus on the first level of the waste hierarchy, waste reduction, and will look into ways in which products and production processes can be made more sustainable and therefore produce less waste. The Committee is now inviting evidence.
Waste reduction the most important environmental issue.
According to a survey conducted for Dow Corning, waste
reduction is now considered the single most important environmental issue by companies in the USA, Brazil, Italy, Germany and China.
Key Performance Indicators?
The Local Government
White Paper set out a new performance framework for local government. The backbone of the new framework will be around 200 indicators covering all Government's
priorities for local delivery. One option considered is the possibility of setting statutory levels for waste not reused, recycled or composted per head.
For some in the waste industry, waste prevention may initially be seen as a threat. If waste is prevented what will we have to dispose or recycle?
Energy efficiency has been embraced and turned into a profitable undertaking
by the energy generation industry. Likewise, waste prevention and perhaps
resource efficiency must be embraced by the waste industry. Innovation and
forging new partnerships must be the keys, and Beyond Recycling is here to
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