'Ignorance is no excuse' they say, but it's hard not to sympathise with those who may well soon cop it from this: Firms ‘unprepared’ for waste regulation
Regs is regs, I know, but why do I get the feeling a lot more effort has gone into the policing of all this, as opposed to easing it in effectively.
I love this quote:
"It feels like over the past 12 months every man and his dog has been making noises about becoming greener, but here we have a major piece of legislation coming into force that supports this, and it is virtually ignored...."
Read one sentence more to get a hint why:
"Crucially, it isn't just manufacturers that will now have to treat their own non-hazardous waste before it is collected; every business in the country, including high street retailers, City offices and country pubs must now produce their own reports on how they have treated their waste, in accordance with the EA's guidelines.”
Or the key bit that tops it all off: 'It is still vague how heavily the rules will be enforced'
I'll be they figure the enforcement bit out pretty quick, but probably a tad before sorting out the vague aspects.
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Great,
ReplyDeleteJust what we need - that sounds like yet another army of jobs-worth enforcement officers are going to be recruited to make running a business even more difficult!
Why oh why does enforcement always seem to take precedence over the original intent of the legislation?