Metals recycling ‘crisis’avoided as WRAP plans progress
The impact of the Landfill Directive produced a near-crisis in the recycling world as the metal shredding industry clashed with the Environment Agency, requiring an intervention by Environment Minister Elliot Morley to resolve the problem. Overall, the key role played by WRAP has seen advances across a wide range of recycling sectors, with local authorities being briefed to help raise awareness of recycling within the community. Editor Alexander Catto reports