subject: Avoiding The Crack Down On Waste Disposal [print this page] Here in the westwern world we have traditionally been heinously wasteful when it comes to waste disposal. Every year the amount we send to landfill grows by a frightening proportion. However, it seems the crack down is now on the way as local councils increasingly penalise individuals for throwing too much rubbish out in their bins.
Several options have been tried including switching from weekly to bi-weekly collection. It should come as no surprise that this seems to be proving so popular with the authorities. After all, they get to obtain twin benefits of being seen to be environmentally responsible while also reducing their overall operating costs. It is small surprise, then, that ideas such as these seem to gain traction in the corridors of power, so don't be surprised to see more coming your way soon.
A typical idea comes from the government's waste recycling advisory group which suggests councils should adopt a no side waste policy. Any households that fall foul of the new rules by placing excess rubbish out by the side of their bins should be liable to fines as big as a hundred pounds.
It's difficult to see how this can really help, other than by filling council coffers, cutting costs and actively encouraging fly tipping. However, in a way it is irrelevent. This new spirit of environmental responsibiliy may be easy to lambast, but the best way around it is to adopt different policies when it comes to waste disposal.
Critics might complain that the real problem comes from companies that fail to properly monitor their own waste disposal procedures. If they could change their ways, councils would achieve much better results than just by penalising a few unfortunate home owners.
They have a point. By using effective waste management techniques companies can significantly reduce the amount they send to landfill each year. Specialist companies offer the expertise to help firms increase the amount of rubbish they recycle, which has obvious benefits to the environment.
The obvious conclusion is this: we are entering a new world in which we are all required to be far more environmentally aware than might previously been the case. Governments have devoted significant time and resources into making it socially unacceptable to be anything else, but incredibly environmentally responsible. For individuals and companies waste disposal has to take on a much higher priority in thei daily lives. The consequences both financially and socially can be servere.
