A British government agency has claimed that the nation's garbage is an untapped gold mine that's potentially worth over $4.5 billion. The Local Government
Association's (LGA) review on Britain's waste
disposal, ‘Wealth from Waste', says local
governments could earn billions by 2020 to
provide better services to residents. The study
outlines how the scheme could additionally create
over 50,000 jobs by expanding the household
recycling sector. LGA executive Clyde Loakes said:
“There is clearly wealth in waste. The UK’s waste
and recycling sector is currently worth around £11
billion and growing at twice the rate of the rest of
the economy, but there is so much more we could
do to make the most of this booming industry."
The UK produces over 26 million tonnes of rubbish
every year. The LGA is urging the country to fully
exploit a resource that currently ends up in
landfills. The report reads: "Taxpayers will be
better off, the economy will benefit, and more
people will have jobs if we grow our domestic
market for collecting, sorting and reprocessing
recycling. Landfilling waste costs a lot of money;
burning it is still expensive; recycling actually
brings in cash for the taxpayer and we owe it to
today’s hard-pressed taxpayers to get as much of
their money back as possible." It adds: "There is
wealth in waste. It is time to take the lid off the
dustbin debate and raise the sights of
government…from the kerbside to the global
economic race."
A British government agency has claimed that the nation's garbage is an untapped gold mine that's potentially worth over $4.5 billion. The Local Government
Association's (LGA) review on Britain's waste
disposal, ‘Wealth from Waste', says local
governments could earn billions by 2020 to
provide better services to residents. The study
outlines how the scheme could additionally create
over 50,000 jobs by expanding the household
recycling sector. LGA executive Clyde Loakes said:
“There is clearly wealth in waste. The UK’s waste
and recycling sector is currently worth around £11
billion and growing at twice the rate of the rest of
the economy, but there is so much more we could
do to make the most of this booming industry."
The UK produces over 26 million tonnes of rubbish
every year. The LGA is urging the country to fully
exploit a resource that currently ends up in
landfills. The report reads: "Taxpayers will be
better off, the economy will benefit, and more
people will have jobs if we grow our domestic
market for collecting, sorting and reprocessing
recycling. Landfilling waste costs a lot of money;
burning it is still expensive; recycling actually
brings in cash for the taxpayer and we owe it to
today’s hard-pressed taxpayers to get as much of
their money back as possible." It adds: "There is
wealth in waste. It is time to take the lid off the
dustbin debate and raise the sights of
government…from the kerbside to the global
economic race."
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