Switzerland, Holland and Germany all recycle 50% of their waste. That is really good compared with the U.K, that only recycles 11%, a disgraceful amount. If the whole world operated like this we would need 8 worlds to keep it going. With the U.K not recycling as much as other countries we are destroying the world for generation, after generations. So your children’s, and your childrens' children's futures are at risk.
Thankfully European laws are forcing the Government to reduce landfilled waste. The £400 million a year they raise from landfill taxes could be used to provide every home in the UK with a recycling collection service, composting and more...
Instead the Government is:
• Replacing landfills with incinerators.
• Dumping toxic incineration ash in existing landfills.
It could be more affective if they provide every household in the U.K with a recycling collection service, which would reduce waste by a substantial amount. But it seems the government has other ideas. Government policy is risking our health and the environment instead of helping solve the waste crisis.
Did you know?
Nine out of ten people in England and Wales would recycle more if it was made easier. If only the government can fulfil that.
The good people at the Friends of the Earth believe at least 80% of our waste could be recycled. To make this a reality, the Government should:
• Stop building incinerators and put resources into less damaging ways of dealing with the waste crisis.
• Make recycling easier by providing everyone with a recycling collection service from their homes.
• Make manufacturers responsible for the whole life cycle of their products so things are recyclable and made to last.
By signing this petition I’m…
Telling the Prime Minister of the U.K
Make recycling easier to make sure every household in the U.K has recycling collection service to reduce the nations waste
Stop building incinerators and put in its place less damaging ways of dealing with the war on waste
Stop using landfill sites, and use more environmentally efficient ways with getting rid off waste
Tony Blair needs to know the harsh facts that we are not doing enough to recycle make sure you get him to act on this matter by signing now, and forwarding this to your friends.
So please pull your finger out, do something to help this cause, please sign you contribution will make a difference, and will preserve the world for future generations. Once you have signed please, please, please use the e-mail services provided, and tell all your friends about this petition, and try and get them to sign. Thank you all your efforts will make a huge difference.
