Finding alternatives to landfill for many kinds of waste is far from a pipe dream. Manufacturers, retail chains and local councils frequently wax lyrical about their ‘zero waste to landfill’ achievements. But are these feel good stories simply obscuring the fact that recycling potential for many reusable materials is far from being met for UK manufacturers? Tim Brown investigates.
If you look at the organisations proudly waving the zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) flag, one thing stands out – the vast majority are in the food industry. At the end of February this year, United Biscuits announced that it had become the first major food manufacturer in the UK to achieve ZWTL across all…
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