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Government's Review of Waste Policies

October 2010

However the Government needs to follow its own guidance on Green Claims[1] including by defining what it means by 'zero waste', how it is to be achieved and over what timescale. It is worth noting that FDF has set its own target on behalf of its members to aspire to send zero food and packaging waste to landfill from 2015 as part of its Five-fold Environmental Ambition.

There are of course many things a Government will need to do to achieve a zero waste economy. Chief amongst these from FDF's perspective are:

• Deliver better public communication on the need for all types of waste management treatments and the continuing need for landfill in the foreseeable future to help local authorities in their future planning and counter the misinformation that comes from local protest groups opposing a development.
• Provide leadership to local authorities to act in a more consistent way towards collection of household packaging waste and thereby removing one of the current obstacles to achieving higher recycling rates, maintaining the quality of recyclate and developing new end markets
• Introduce a landfill ban for certain biodegradable wastes namely paper/card, wood and textiles along with metals
• Incentivise the growth of anaerobic digestion capacity in England
• Ensure WRAP receives sufficient funding to enable it to continue offering support and guidance to industry, local authorities and consumers on waste reduction and resource efficiency activities.

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View full FDF response: Government's Review of Waste Policies - pdf | 200kb

1. Defra Draft Updated Guidance on Green Claims, March 2010