Recyclable packaging issue 'cannot be solved by government alone'

News Article - 23 February 2009
Category: Regulatory

Firms aiming to begin accounting for carbon in their operations may be interested to hear that recyclable packaging is not something that can be solved by just local government, according to one sector commentator.

Mike Webster, spokesperson for Waste Watch, said there was a need for joined up thinking between businesses and local authorities.

"[The best plan of action is] looking to encourage consistency of services wherever possible so that [consumers] can have packaging that can say whether it's recyclable or not and how it is," he explained.

He added that local government should also look to increasing the consistency of their services.

According to the Local Government Association, excessive and unnecessary packaging contributes to the estimated £1.8 billion councils will spend on landfill tax between 2008 and 2011.

Furthermore, council leaders said that whilst people are recycling more rubbish, their efforts were continuing to be held back by supermarkets.

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