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18 May 2005 - Government Working Towards
Cutting Edge Waste Management
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The new UK Minister for Local Environmental Quality, Ben
Bradshaw, has visited 3 key waste management sites in South London in a bid to
produce a cutting edge waste management system within the UK.
His visit was to see what was required for both the public
sector and the waste industry to be able to work together, in order to meet the
high targets set for reduction of waste within the UK.
The three sites visited by Mr. Bradshaw were as follows:
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Beddington Landfill and Recycling Site in Croydon. A
landfill site with power generation, as well as in-vessel composting and
recycling.
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Onxy's Energy from Waste facility in Deptford.
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Cleanaway's new Material Recycling Facility in Greenwich.
Mr. Bradshaw, speaking at his visits commented:
"Minimising the waste we produce and dealing with it in a
more environmentally friendly way is critical to ensuring a high quality of life
now and in the future.
"I want to see industry and the public sector working closely
together to produce a range of facilities that serve the current and future
needs of the local communities they serve.
"The UK has tough targets to reduce the amount of waste being
sent for disposal at landfill sites along with tighter standards in how we deal
with our waste.
"So it is vital that we have a wide-range of waste facilities with high
environmental standards to ensure that the waste we produce is dealt with in
the most sustainable way possible."
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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