BRUSSELS CONSIDERS MANDATORY RECYCLING LAWS, BUT INDUSTRY WARNS ABOUT IMPACT OF INCREASED TAXATION
April 1st, 2012
BY MJ DESCHAMPS
WHILE laws that would require European Union (EU) member states, consumers and producers to increase the amount of raw materials recycled and re-used from waste streams are being considered by the European Commission, one industry expert warns that increasing taxes on waste could have a negative impact.
Policy levers such as EU-mandated taxation on waste; compulsory 'pay-as-you-throw' schemes (which would charge consumers who fail to recycle their rubbish); and enforced producer responsibility schemes (obliging manufacturers to shell out for the ...
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