May 12, 2009

recycling: the case for

Speakers:
Dr Liz Goodwin, CEO, Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
Dr Robin Curry, Director, SRI Research
Craig Simmons, Technical Director, Best Foot Forward Ltd.

Recycling has simultaneously been touted as the great environmental success story of our time and slammed for making no real difference. Our recycling rate has tripled over the last eight years, rising from 11.2% to 34.5%. But is there any point if it’s all just smoke and mirrors with no real evidence that it actually makes a difference? This briefing allowed advocated of recycling to discredit common myths about recycling, and to present evidence from different sectors to support claims about its value.