Schedule 5
Climate Change Bill [Lords]
11:15 am
Gregory Barker (Shadow Minister, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Bexhill and Battle, Conservative)
Let me get to the logical breakpoint in my argument, then I shall give way. Let us return to the case in point at Wilmington, where the city faced the daunting dilemma of dwindling landfill space. It did not wish to fine anyone to increase recycling, so it used the innovative voucher scheme instead. The head of Wilmington’s public works, the public works commissioner, said:
“We’re not interested in penalties. We’re interested in making it work and getting people involved”.
That is exactly how the Conservatives see the recycling agenda.