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UK waste ETS will cost billions to local councils unless companies are forced to cut plastics -report

Published 00:01 on April 25, 2025 / Last updated at 16:35 on April 24, 2025 / / EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe)

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The UK should focus on pushing companies to take plastics out of their materials rather than imposing a Emissions Trading Scheme on municipalities that collect and burn household waste, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned on Friday.
The UK should focus on pushing companies to take plastics out of their materials rather than imposing a Emissions Trading Scheme on municipalities that collect and burn household waste, the Local Government Association (LGA) warned on Friday.


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