Waste and Recycling

A report published today (July 23) from the National Audit Office has accused the Government of not facing up to ‘underlying recycling issues.’ Bob Barltrop, Strategic Development Director at SWRnewstar puts forward the case for a more robust approach to recycling.

The report, by the Green Alliance for the business group the Circular Economy Task Force, argues that the government’s focus on recycling targets which ‘push’ material into the waste management system, fails to develop a market for the plastic collected.