Waste review recommendation for £35/t landfill tax rate
Series: RICS Environment Faculty News ; 9 December 2002, (1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Chancellor's pre-budget statement contains plans to phase in a landfill tax of £35 per tonne in the medium to long term by tripling the current annual increase landfill tax escalator to £3 per tonne from 2005-06. The move is in line with one of the main recommendations of the waste strategy review that warned that without urgent action England's municipal waste would double in volume by 2020. The strategy review identified three key action areas including reduction, more recycling and boosting household responsibility. For the RICS Environment Faculty News: http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&template=/includes/shownews.html&id=4406 For 'Waste not want not: a strategy for tackling the waste problem in England: http://www.strategy.gov.uk/2002/waste/downloads/report.pdf| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3846-21 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120724-1001 |
Chancellor's pre-budget statement contains plans to phase in a landfill tax of £35 per tonne in the medium to long term by tripling the current annual increase landfill tax escalator to £3 per tonne from 2005-06. The move is in line with one of the main recommendations of the waste strategy review that warned that without urgent action England's municipal waste would double in volume by 2020. The strategy review identified three key action areas including reduction, more recycling and boosting household responsibility. For the RICS Environment Faculty News: http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=News&template=/includes/shownews.html&id=4406 For 'Waste not want not: a strategy for tackling the waste problem in England: http://www.strategy.gov.uk/2002/waste/downloads/report.pdf