Waste and Recycling
Deposit return schemes could save councils millions, study claims
Introducing deposit return schemes (DRS) for beer cans and soft drink bottles in England could help save local authorities £35m, according to a new study.
The study by consultants Eunomia is based on data from eight local authorities across England and claims councils could make savings of between £60,000 and £500,000 by introducing such a DRS.
Balancing precaution and innovation in post-Brexit environmental law
One of the fundamental aspects of European policy on the environment is set out in Article 191(2) of the Treaty. This states that community policy on the environment is to aim at a high level of protection and is to be based, in particular, on the precautionary principle and the principle that preventive action should be taken.
The precautionary principle was defined in the 1992 Rio Conference on the Environment. It stated:
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