The UK government is opposing strong new recycling targets across the EU despite its recent pledge to develop “ambitious new future targets and milestones”, confidential documents have revealed. European Union recycling targets are being opposed by the UK government, despite the launch of a 25-year environment plan by prime minister Theresa May earlier this month, according to confidential documents obtained by Greenpeace and seen by The Guardian. A leaked draft report from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) reveals that ministers have been told they will be unable to meet EU waste target levels unless Britain can find £1@@ Documents from an internal presentation by UK environment officials last year, also obtained by Greenpeace, suggest that a 65% recycling target by 2030 could save nearly £10bn ($14bn) over a decade.
European Union recycling targets are being opposed by the UK government, despite the launch of a 25-year environment plan by prime minister Theresa May earlier this month, according to confidential documents obtained by Greenpeace and seen by The Guardian. A leaked draft report from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) reveals that ministers have been told they will be unable to meet EU waste target levels unless Britain can find £1@@ Documents from an internal presentation by UK environment officials last year, also obtained by Greenpeace, suggest that a 65% recycling target by 2030 could save nearly £10bn ($14bn) over a decade.