According to councillors across the country, the current waste processing system requires too much red tape making the process more complicated than necessary.
At the moment, local authorities are forced to regularly submit information via the Environment Agency’s WasteDataFlow register. The online database, which was implemented in 2004, helps officials monitor the influx of waste.
However, councils now are saying the forms on the database, which require regular updates, are time consuming to complete and councils should not encounter this much bureaucracy when managing waste processing. Data entry from each authority is required on a quarterly basis, which many councillors feel is too often.
With local authorities calling for a review of the system, it could boost the waste management industry if abolished by freeing up councillors to focus more intensely on waste reduction andrecycling. The UK has been pushing its councils to boost recycling rates and divert waste from landfill as looming EU recycling targets approach quickly.
With the arrival of the new coalition government, recycling and waste management policies have fallen under heavy review and many councils are adopting new schemes to help improve sustainable waste practices. Additionally, many regions have seen an increase in recycling infrastructure to accommodate all the changes.
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