At the 2008 Recycling and Waste Forum the government was asked to provide more legislation which would encourage and enforce sustainable ways and means of production.
Experts in the sector argued that since the government had failed to develop legislation required to support the sustainability agenda, a number of big firms were evading their duty of care.
The head of strategy at CKS Group, a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling firm, Derek Morgan called for the amending of the Duty of Care Act 1991 since it required change bearing in mind that there were big concerns it had not addressed.
The head of strategy at CKS Group made the observation that there was a big loophole in the Duty of Care rules which helped big firms to evade their responsibilities regarding sustainability.
Derek Morgan further added that consumers were wallowing in confusion because the large firms were issuing green policies that were contradictory.
Also agreeing to the call for change in the waste management infrastructure in the United Kingdom and in Europe as a whole were the development director at Biffa Waste Services, Peter Jones and the environmental manager at IKEA, Charlie Browne.
IKEA’s environmental manager demonstrated how they were setting the sustainability agenda by demonstrating how IKEA employed a workforce solely responsible for developing products and logistical solutions which enabled less waste and which encouraged reuse.
The general manager of external affairs at Waste Recycling Group, Mike Snell, urged the audience at the 2008 Recycling and Waste Forum to go a step further from recycling and recovery and start engaging in sustainable ways and means of production.
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