James Phillips and Sam Sandilands, experts in waste law, talk us through recent legal developments and explain how they will affect those in the waste sector
Defra published the results of the review it conducted into waste policy in England on 14 June 2011. The results reiterate the government’s intention to move to a zerowaste economy and define an action plan for the future.
A new report published by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) critisises the government for reneging on a promise to publish a green economy roadmap and warns of the perils of relaxing environmental regulations that safeguard the environment and protect the public’s heal