Recycle, or pay the consequences

The UK is facing a massive challenge to increase recycling rates in order to meet strict EU regulations on reducing landfill and escape fines of up to £180 million a year*.

[ClickPress, Wed Sep 13 2006] The UK is facing a massive challenge to increase recycling rates in order to meet strict EU regulations on reducing landfill and escape fines of up to £180 million a year*.

The UK currently recycles around 23 per cent of waste, but this will need to almost double to achieve the European Union’s 2010 target**.

Commenting Ashley Munden, Sales & Marketing Director for In-Sink-Erator – the world’s leading manufacturer of food waste disposers said; “Reducing landfill is of crucial importance to local authorities over the next 15 years. Failure to meet EU targets will result in fines which could ultimately be met by an increase in taxes.”

DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has already spent £336 million on initiatives to reduce landfill, which has contributed to an increase in the proportion of municipal waste being recycled in England from 13 per cent in 2001-02 to 23 per cent in 2004-05***. To meet the 2010 target set by the EU, DEFRA states that the UK will need to be recycling at least 40 per cent of municipal waste****.

A cost effective and simple method of increasing household recycling rates and reducing the volume of municipal waste going to landfill, is the food waste disposer. Several studies, including one conducted jointly by Worcestershire and Herefordshire councils, have shown the installation of a food waste disposer can reduce household waste by between 20 to 25 per cent.

Continuing, Ashley said; “The UK as a whole needs to realise that the environment needs our help. Recycling is not optional, it is essential if we are to create a sustainable environment for our children. The food waste disposer can work in harmony with other recycling methods, such as composting, to meet these strict EU targets.”

For further information about In-Sink-Erator or its range of food waste disposers, please contact Nick Tapper or Natalie Yates on 01223 566 212 or nick.tapper@war.uk.com.


About In-Sink-Erator:

In-Sink-Erator UK, a division of Emerson Electric Co., is the UK and world’s largest manufacturer of food waste disposers. For more information about In-Sink-Erator products, call 0800 389 3715 or visit the company’s web site at www.insinkerator.co.uk.

About Emerson:

Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technology, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2005 were $17 billion. For more information, visit www.GoToEmerson.com.


* Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Reducing the reliance on landfill in England, Summary and Recommendations, Section 4

** Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Reducing the reliance on landfill in England, Summary and Recommendations, Section 4

*** Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Reducing the reliance on landfill in England, Summary and Recommendations, Section 4

**** Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Reducing the reliance on landfill in England, Summary and Recommendations, Section 11


Please visit the below site for a full copy of the National Audit Office’s research document:

http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/05-06/05061177.pdf#search=%22reducing%20reliance%20on%20landfill%20in%20england%22

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