Recycling and waste management sector to invest £10bn to drive net zero by 2040 in huge opportunity to accelerate decarbonisation for the UK

The UK recycling and waste management sector has committed to delivering a stretching net zero emissions target, a decade ahead of the Government’s deadline, in a boost to the UK’s decarbonisation agenda as the climate emergency becomes more severe. The recycling and waste management sector has reduced its GHG emissions by 46% since 1990. To go further and faster and deliver its 2040 target, the ESA’s members will: Invest £10bn of new money in recycling infrastructure to drive up recycling rates and cut down waste; and increasing capture of methane…

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