March 26, 2009
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Waste & Recycling Newsletter March 26, 2009 |
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UK housing boom to have `significant impact` on waste management planning
The number of households in England is projected to grow to 27.8 million in 2031 and this is set to have a “significant impact” on local authority waste management planning, say industry experts. The Department for Communities and Local Government released a new report called Household projections to 2031, England . The projected figures are based on the 2006-based population projections, published by the Office for National Statistics in June 2008. The survey predicts that the East Midlands, South West, East and Yorkshire and the Humber regions are all projected to grow by at least 30 per cent ... |
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`Waste man` of Europe tag challenged by figures
The UK’s colloquial title as the waste man of Europe has been challenged by figures for 2007 released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of European Communities. In a league table of the 27 European Union countries, Denmark produced the most municipal waste per person (801kg), while Bulgaria sent the most waste to landfill (100 per cent). In comparison the UK ranked ninth for waste generated (572kg) and was seventeenth out of 27 for landfill use sending 57 per cent of the country’s waste there. The country ranked tenth for recycling and composting, which are counted separately and fifteenth for ... |
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