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24/05/2007
'Rubbish tax' to increase recycling
Households could face having to pay for the rubbish they throw out under new proposals announced by the government.
Environment Secretary David Miliband announced plans to give English councils the power to be able to charge householders who fail to recycle and "reward" those who do.
The strategy suggests giving 'green' households £30 a year back, while non-recycling households will have to pay an extra £30.
Mr Miliband also said that higher recycling targets would also be set for businesses and local councils.
The proposals are aimed at encouraging people to recycle and are part of a plan to reduce household and commercial waste over the next two decades.
Statistics have showed that Britain has the worst recycling rates in the European Union, recycling just 18% of its rubbish, compared to with 58% in Germany.
(KMcA/JM)
Environment Secretary David Miliband announced plans to give English councils the power to be able to charge householders who fail to recycle and "reward" those who do.
The strategy suggests giving 'green' households £30 a year back, while non-recycling households will have to pay an extra £30.
Mr Miliband also said that higher recycling targets would also be set for businesses and local councils.
The proposals are aimed at encouraging people to recycle and are part of a plan to reduce household and commercial waste over the next two decades.
Statistics have showed that Britain has the worst recycling rates in the European Union, recycling just 18% of its rubbish, compared to with 58% in Germany.
(KMcA/JM)
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11 August 2004
English households recycling more waste than ever
Recycling of household waste such as newspapers, compost, glass, plastic and tin cans is at its highest ever level, the government has said today.
English households recycling more waste than ever
Recycling of household waste such as newspapers, compost, glass, plastic and tin cans is at its highest ever level, the government has said today.
15 June 2004
More work needed to reduce waste, says Minister
Recycling targets are within reach but cutting the amount of waste households generate is still a challenge, Environment Minister Elliot Morley said today. Latest figures covering the year 2002/03 show: the biggest ever fall in the amount of waste going to landfill; the amount of household waste recycled increased from 12.5 to 14.
More work needed to reduce waste, says Minister
Recycling targets are within reach but cutting the amount of waste households generate is still a challenge, Environment Minister Elliot Morley said today. Latest figures covering the year 2002/03 show: the biggest ever fall in the amount of waste going to landfill; the amount of household waste recycled increased from 12.5 to 14.
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