At the July 27 meeting all parties involved at the first session on May 31, 2005 (see letsrecycle.com story) will be given a report on recent work carried out by a small sub-committee which has been looking at the complex issue of agreeing standards.
– Ray Georgeson
The need for the standards has arisen in the wake of Environment Agency enforcement of export rules covering recyclables. The Agency is keen to ensure that recyclables, such as recovered paper, are not contaminated with other materials.
However, it is thought that there are some diverging views among those involved with the idea of standards although there is also thought to be some common ground. Whether agreement can be reached on a way forward is unclear although there is some optimism.
Progress
Ray Georgeson, policy director at the Waste and Resources Action Programme, is acting as facilitator for the meetings. He told letsrecycle.com today: “We have had a couple of hardworking meetings. We are writing this up and will report back at the next meeting to be held at the DTI. We will feed back on progress made and will have some proposals along the lines of our original statement including a methodology for exports and a standard for exports.”
As to the success of the project, Mr Georgeson said: “I am always optimistic but I wouldn’t underestimate the challenge of reaching a consensus.”
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