Interesting report from the Institute of Civil Engineers suggesting that local authority recycling incentives risk the production of poor quality recycled materials that cannot actually be reused. The ICE claims that "the progression to a ‘circular economy’ - where recovered and recycled materials are high enough quality to be routinely bought back into use, reducing the demand for goods made from raw materials - could see the waste industry be part of a resource efficiency drive that could contribute 10% to CO2 reduction." I must say that this plays to my prejudices - I've always thought that solely quantitative targets and incentives run the risk of creating perverse outcomes. I'm not saying such targets should not be used - they provide valuable indicators and that is the key - they are indicators. Targets and the decisions that follow need to be much smarter.
PS Proves a point?
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