Treasury policy hits efforts to boost recycling

摘要

Industry figures have blamed Treasury policy for contributing to flatlining recycling rates and have called for a review of landfill tax. The Environmental Services Association (ESA) said the department was reluctant to adopt progressive measures because it feared a reduction in landfill tax revenue. The comments came in response to a call for evidence from the Environmental Audit Committee into the Treasury's contribution to meeting recycling targets. It said it believed the Treasury objected to some of the European Commission's circular economy proposals because "landfill tax revenues would be impacted too severely".