Campaign goes to Parliament

Paperchain's Chris White with Lib Dem environment spokesperson Chris Huhne

The Campaign for Real Recycling has held a parliamentary reception hosted by Jessica Morden, MP for Newport East to raise awareness among MPs of the need to support source separation.
Speaking at the event, Jessica Morden MP said: “My interest in the issue starts at home in Newport, which has the least expensive kerbside recycling collections in the UK, and with diversion from landfill predicted this year to be a respectable 36%. It seems so simple. How do other places manage to make it so complicated and pay more?”
Andy Doran of Novelis commented on behalf of the reprocessors: “Material quality is an issue for UK plc that needs urgently addressing. Recent evidence suggests that domestic collections are not a case of quality against price; the two can be achieved together with source separation.”
Campaign Coordinator Andy Moore noted that it was testament to the relevance of the campaign that it has drawn an ever increasing range of stakeholders. He added: “The support of many MPs today is indicative that this is an issue that should be of importance to central and local government. Now that the campaign has secured funding for a second year, we plan to put greater emphasis on improving our dialogue with local authorities and encourage them to take a closer look at the relationship between material quality and collection methods.”