The document contains actions and commitments, not only of government but of other key actors, which together set a clear direction towards a zero waste economy. These actions will form the implementation plan for waste policies in this Waste Review and for the rest of this Parliament.
As part of a more sustainable approach to the use of materials, delivering environmental benefits and supporting economic growth the government will:
¦¦ Prioritise efforts to manage waste in line with the waste hierarchy and reduce the carbon impact of waste;
¦¦ Develop a range of measures to encourage waste prevention and reuse, supporting greater resource efficiency;
¦¦ Develop voluntary approaches to cutting waste, increase recycling, and improve theoverall quality of recyclate material, working closely with business sectors and the waste and material resources industry;
¦¦ Consult on the case for higher packaging recovery targets for some key materials;
¦¦ Support energy from waste where appropriate, and for waste which cannot be recycled;
¦¦ Work to overcome the barriers to increasing the energy from waste which Anaerobic Digestion provides, as set out in the new AD strategy;
¦¦ Consult on restricting wood waste from landfill and review the case for restrictions on sending other materials to landfill.
To improve the service to Householders and Businesses while delivering environmental benefits and supporting growth we will:
¦¦ Support initiatives which reward and recognise people who do the right thing to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste;
¦¦ Work with councils to increase the frequency and quality of rubbish collections and make it easier to recycle;
¦¦ Encourage councils to sign the new Recycling; Waste Services Commitment, setting out the principles they will follow in delivering local waste services;
¦¦ Protect civil liberties by stopping councils fom criminalising householders for trivial bin offences, while ensuring that stronger powers exist to tackle those responsible for flytipping and serious waste crime;
¦¦ Support councils and the waste industry in improving the collection of waste from smaller businesses;
¦¦ Reduce the burden of regulation and enforcement on legitimate business, but target those who persistently break the law.
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