“GAIN is delighted that
Government is reviewing its waste plans because recycling and composting have
improved so much that current targets are too low. This is a real achievement for residents and councils who have
worked so hard to show what can be achieved if the right recycling facilities
are in place.
“We are also pleased that
the Government is scaling down its plans for incinerators and sees them as a
technology of last resort.
“We now call on the
Government to:
·
Go for an achievable
60% recycling and composting target
·
Build lots of
in-vessel compost plants capturing the gas to make energy
·
Help local councils
to set up food waste collections
·
Scrap the 25%
“recovery target”, which would be used as a smoke screen for incineration,
and allow local
communities to determine the best way of avoiding unacceptable kinds of
landfill.”
Colin Matthews
Chairman
21 February 2006