| Category
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
Pledge
We will work towards a ‘zero waste’ economy, encourage councils to pay people to recycle, and work to reduce littering. |
Party of origin
Con |
Status
in progress |
Details
The environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, announced a review into policies towards a ‘zero waste’ society and the scrapping of ‘pay as you throw’ pilots. The coalition wants councils to develop recycling schemes, much as Windsor and Maidenhead rewards recycling with vouchers for local shops |
Guardian article giving a full list of the Coalition’s pledges
