Government ‘off-track’ to hit waste reduction targets as 2022 saw 3% drop
The Government is “off-track” to hit waste reduction targets, an industry trade body has warned, despite official statistics showing a drop in non-recyclable rubbish produced per person in England.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) released estimates on Thursday for the amount of waste produced in the country in 2022, as part of efforts to track progress against long-term and interim term targets set last year.
The figures include the kilograms of residual waste, excluding major mineral wastes (MMW), produced per
