Wednesday 15 Jun 2011 @ 12:15
WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
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CBI REACTION TO DEFRA WASTE REVIEW
The CBI has yesterday responded to the publication of the Department for Environment’s Waste Policy Review.
Rhian Kelly, CBI Director for Business Environment, said:
“We welcome the significance that this review has put on waste as a resource. If we are to reduce our landfill use by 65% by 2020 then we need up to £10 billion in private sector money to build the waste facilities this will require. This is a first step in convincing investors that the Government understands waste as a contributor, not a cost, to our economy.
“Building the infrastructure we need will create jobs, contribute to energy security and deliver new community resources. We now need this review to make an impact throughout all government departments and feed into the decisions being made on planning, sustainable development, localism and energy.
“It’s important that the Government also effectively communicates these opportunities to the public. Harnessing waste as a resource is a much wider issue than household bin collections.”
Rhian Kelly will be speaking later today alongside Caroline Spelman, the Environment Secretary, at the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM) conference.
Notes to Editors:
The CBI is the UK's leading business organisation, speaking for some 240,000 businesses that together employ around a third of the private sector workforce. With offices across the UK as well as representation in Brussels, Washington, Beijing and Delhi, the CBI communicates the British business voice around the world.
Media Contact:
CBI Press Office on 020 7395 8239 or out of hours pager on 07623 977 854. Follow the CBI’s environment work on Twitter at: @cbi_cc
