Environmental issues have taken over the media as of late as the world waits in anticipation for the United Nations summit on climate change that will take place in Copenhagen. Governments around the world have been stepping up their efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling by putting pressure on businesses and local councils to come up with innovative new schemes that will increase recycling rates and reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill. While it is unknown whether the December summit will produce worldwide regulations on carbon emissions, it is certain that businesses, associations, and environmental groups have already begun to act on an individual level. A recent campaign lobbied for government support to help renovate the United Kingdom’s metal recycling industry.
The British Metals Recycling Association recently outlined a plan at a House of Commons meeting which illustrated their four key areas of change. The plan, which is called the Agenda for Change, is asking for government support to that the industry can become a leader in the country’s environmental and economic ambitions. The meeting, which was attended by Environment Minister Dan Norris as well as Shadow Minister Anne McIntosh, specified the key actions that need to take place for the BMRA to succeed in its efforts in helping to increase the rates of recycling for metals in the United Kingdom.
The key issues including the reclassifying of certain metals, environmental permitting, proportionate application of regulations, and increases in the amount of capacity allotted to scrap yards, which would allow them to expand production.
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