With the budget cuts of the country looking more and more prevalent the local waste services are being labelled as the "vulnerable" area to recover the money.
Bristol council are looking to run a 6 month pilot scheme rewarding households who reduce their kerbside waste with £30 - £40 a year.
The scheme is the first of its kind in England. Since 2004/5 waste has been reduced by 23,000 tonnes this equates to £4 million of public money. By reducing this further the public with save even more money.
For further information on the scheme please click here.
Environmental Permitting Programme (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 will extend the system of environmental permits to cover water discharge consents, groundwater authorisations and radioactive substances regulation.
EPP2 will affect all businesses that:
• discharge to rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal waters etc
• discharge substances to groundwater
• use or dispose of radioactive substances or wastes.
