In an e-mail message sent to a respected waste campaigner, the Environment Agency’s Head of Waste (Liz Parkes) confirms the EA’s intention to remove parts of their Position Statement on Energy from Waste that have been shown to be incorrect.
The message states:
Thank you for your e-mail dated 27 October 2008 regarding your concerns over the statement in our position statement on Energy from Waste that municipal waste production is increasing year on year.
I’m grateful to you for bringing this issue to our attention and acknowledge our mistake.
I have asked that the mis-leading information concerning municipal waste arisings in the position statement is removed and an amended statement published on our website.
I can also confirm that we are aware that waste production has been de-coupled from Gross Domestic Product.
I hope this adequately deals with your concerns. Should you require any further assistance please contact our Policy Adviser for incineration Amin Anjum [number available upon request]
