English waste prevention programme may not convince EU

Improving business resource efficiency, avoiding or redistributing food waste and a more circular economy are key goals in the government’s draft Waste Prevention Programme for England.

But a lack of clear objectives in the draft could mean it fails to satisfy European waste prevention obligations.

At the core of the draft document is a 130-word “shared vision” on waste prevention and resource use. This mission statement from DEFRA wants to “propel us towards a world with less waste; a more circular economy”.