NLWA | Action urged on five urgent waste priorities

The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has outlined five urgent actions for the British Government to tackle rising waste risks and costs, protect residents, and support councils. These include: protecting residents from unfair carbon taxes, ensuring that producers of unsustainable products bear the cost; addressing the sharp rise in lithium-ion battery fires through stronger producer responsibility; reducing waste from nappies and absorbent hygiene products by incentivising sustainable design and recycling; developing new UK recycling infrastructure to prevent materials being landfilled, incinerated, or exported; and establishing a bold Circular Economy Strategy with long-term goals beyond 2028. 

NLWA warns that without government action on these five priorities, councils and residents face escalating costs, environmental risks, and unsustainable waste management. The authority urges the Government to implement policies that shift responsibility to producers, invest in recycling facilities, and promote reduction, reuse, and repair 

Source: www.nlwa.gov.uk