Part of the plan is to discuss ways in which metals recyclers can help boost recycling in Great Britain.
The United Kingdom’s Environment Minister, Dan Norris MP, has been meeting with metals recyclers to discuss the industry’s ambitions to boost recycling in the UK. The strategy is part of a fact-finding tour that has been organized by British Metals Recycling Association.
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| UK Environment Minister visited metals recycling firms in Great Britain. |
Ian Hetherington, BMRA’s director general, accompanied the minister to an Essex recycling site, which demonstrated how non-ferrous metals and catalytic converters are collected and processed. The minister also visited a metals recycler in Kent to learn about shredder operations and large-scale metals processing, including End-of-Life Vehicles and export shipping.
“Today’s visit shows the UK has a strong metal recycling industry that makes a major contribution to UK waste recovery and exports and is saving world energy demands - helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Norris.
“We need to see more and more metal being recycled, encouraging the industry while providing the right amount of safeguards to protect the environment and keep out rogue operators.”
BMRA and the Environment Minister had very productive talks about a number of issues affecting metals recyclers, including the Waste Framework Directive, Defra’s planned revisions to environmental permitting and the need for proportionate and risk-based regulation backed by consistent enforcement across the UK.
“We welcome the Minister’s support for the continued development of the metals recycling sector and are pleased to note he acknowledged the part our members are playing in cutting the country’s carbon emissions,” Hetherington added.