Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle UK news 2006 and 2005

News 2006

 * Call for new product tax to increase recycling and stop waste at source, November 19
 * Waste 'tide' turns - municipal waste produced last year dropped by 3%. 10% reduction (1.9 million tonnes) in the amount of municipal waste sent to landfill. Defra, November 16
 * Households in England recycled 27% of their waste during 2005/06. Defra, October 12
 * Defra publishes report on 53 recycling incentive schemes. Defra, August 7
 * Fly-tipping by householders now costs local authorities as much to clean up as waste dumped by organised waste criminals. Defra, July 31
 * Government gives business a clear timetable for implementing the EC Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Key proposals to be introduced from July 1 2007. DTI, July 27
 * Record 82 million Christmas cards recycled, up 41% on last year’s figure of 58 million. Woodland Trust, March 27
 * Waste strategy (England) consultation opens, Defra, February 14 / Waste strategy a missed opportunity, say Friends of the Earth

News 2005

 * Residents tempted to recycle more, October 6