Green waste charging conundrum Liz Gyekye

摘要

During 2000/1, the Government set local authorities mandatory weight-based recycling targets. It put pressure on councils to divert as much waste from landfill as possible. Many councils took the decision to boost their recycling rates by separately collecting garden waste. This simple step helped councils to increase their capture rates from households, up to 200kg a year with some, and money from Defra made a free waste collection service look like an easy win.