Let's waste less
This year marks the 5th Anniversary of Recycle Week - although for the first 2 years, we only celebrated recycling on a single day instead of an entire week. Over the years, we have gained more support and recognition for the Recycle Now campaign. The event has grown in popularity to where it is today, with an entire week supported by local authorities, businesses, schools, retailers and brands, the ever-expanding recycling and reprocessing industry and most importantly, you – the public.
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Thanks a billion - recycling is paying off
More than one billion pounds – that’s the staggering value of the materials all of us, as householders, have been recycling since 2003. This is great news because it really helps to show the value of recycling – especially important at a time when some people are asking if it’s worth recycling given the fall in material prices.
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Press reports threaten the hard work of the UK public
I have been both disappointed and frustrated to see media reports over the last few days that are misleading and factually incorrect about the environmental benefits delivered through recycling.
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Clear thinking in challenging times
Although 2009 is already shaping up to be a challenging year for the UK and global economy, my view is that the financial benefits which are made possible by the efficient use of natural resources, reducing waste and recycling are now more important than ever.
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Playing a crucial role
There has been a lot of discussion and coverage in the press recently about the fall in the prices that we've seen for recyclates. The price falls are dramatic and it is understandable that they cause concern.
However, there is no need for this to undermine public confidence in the value of recycling, nor lead to unacceptable environmental consequences, and we should ensure this does not happen.
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There is such a thing as a free lunch
As we head towards Christmas, I’m sure you’ll agree that the coming weeks can be expensive ones as we start to buy gifts and make plans for the festive season. So any suggestions on how we can save money in these difficult economic times are bound to be welcome.
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Working together in challenging times
It has been near impossible to ignore the dire economic headlines in the press over the last week or two.
I’m so pleased to be able to talk about something positive - a new voluntary agreement for the UK construction industry to halve the amount of waste to landfill by 2012 - that makes strong economic sense as well as delivering significant environmental benefits.
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Identifying ways forward for the real world
We have just published the results of a number of weekly food waste collection trials that we have carried out with Local Authorities. These show that well managed trials can work very effectively and people want to use them.
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Moving forward from zero growth
One of the things that causes people huge frustration is the amount of packaging that we all see every day - especially when we can't recycle all of it.
I share this frustration, having had a bin full of unrecyclable packaging this weekend!
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- Recycling |Packaging |Retailers |Commitment |Partnership |Businesses |Achievement
Closing the loop for plastics
In my last blog I talked about the work we're doing to help find a way of recycling all those mixed plastics that lurk in our waste bins - the films, plastic trays, yoghourt pots etc.
It's a busy time for plastics.
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- Recycling |Investment |Reprocessing |Commitment |Plastics |Recycling
