Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-07-02-Speech-3-112"
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Britain has made phenomenal strides in recycling over the last ten years, but most of that has come from the business cycle, now we have to move to the domestic waste stream. Householders will move towards separating glass, paper and plastic from general rubbish, and business will have to work with local councils to fund new equipment and set up new installations to deal with the flow of materials. A realistic timetable for implementation is five years, any attempt to compress that time will result in spiralling costs. A 2007 target date will cost an extra £143 million, bringing the costs of meeting the new targets from £397 up to £540 million over a five-year period. That means bottle banks, trucks for doorstep collections and building new waste transfer, storage and handling stations, all of which takes time and money. These EU packaging rules require a step change in recycling activity from British business, consumers and local councils. Introduction of the necessary changes in an efficient and cost-effective way needs a little more time. For these reasons we have abstained on those amendments seeking to advance the compliance date beyond 2008."@en1
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