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"Waste policy is arguably the next
biggest environmental challenge facing the
UK after climate change."
(UK Cabinet Office, 2001) |
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Changing the way we manage waste in the UK is
vital to achieving more sustainable development.
At the moment we rely heavily on landfill to
dispose of our waste. This can not continue if
the UK is to meet its legal obligations under
the European Union Landfill Directive to reduce
waste to landfill.
Waste Strategy 2000 for England and Wales,
published by the UK Government, gives a framework
for improving our waste management. It presents
a 'waste hierarchy' of environmentally preferable
options.
The UK Government and the EU have made recycling
a key part of improving management of waste.
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