Friends of the Earth has published a report which looks at the waste left behind after reuse, recycling and composting (residual waste).
The research found that we could make big cuts in residual waste by:
The less unrecycled waste we have, the less demand there is for mechanical biological treatment, landfills or incinerators.
Higher levels of reuse, recycling and composting will also reduce our impact on climate change and increase the efficiency with which we use resources.
The next phase of research will now examine policy measures that could get these materials reused, recycled, composted - or reduced at source.
Residual waste research
(PDF† format- 276K) June 2007
New research finds out what's in the waste left after reuse, recycling and composting
15th Oct 2007
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