Confederation of British Industry director for business environment Rhian Kelly 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 £10bn 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.”
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