edie.Net keynote Article - waste and recycling: Are you Waste Aware?
Author: Steve Lee, Chief Executive Officer at the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management reviews the challenges ahead in waste management:
"Traditional ways of managing your waste will be squeezed: we must recycle much more, recover energy from waste, landfill less or pre-treat what we do landfill. With landfill being the dominant and cheapest option in the UK - £10 to £20 per tonne (in 2003), plus tax - this will not be easy. In Ireland it already costs up to £100 per tonne plus tax, and rising. If you're not already sweating over increased costs and more complex compliance with the law – you will be. The next few years will contain a real waste wake-up call." (Spring 2003)
See BBC News article: Oxfordshire must develop alternatives to landfill
The UK Government Sponsored EnviroWise Web Site page: “The Landfill Directive and its Implementation in the UK”, provides further background information, here.
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