In 2005/06 the Waste & Resources Action Progranrme (WRAP) was given nearly 80 million pounds in grants. This year the budget has been reduced to only 43.2 million pounds - almost half what it was two years ago. Has UK recycling and waste management moved on at such a pace that we can afford to slash WRAP'S budget so significantly? I think not. Although much of the country is moving forward when it comes to diversion targets, and end markets like plastics are starting to take off, there is still an enormous amount of work to be done - and more importantly to be overseen.
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