The oral evidence highlighted the impact waste management has on the agricultural sector. The waste management process can be challenging for many of our members in rural communities, who have a lack of disposal options available due to limited infrastructure and collection services.
Key points included:
- Improving the availability of facilities and minimising costs for recycling or disposal of waste
- Utilisation of waste food and biowaste via anaerobic digestion has multiple environmental and economic benefits to the agricultural industry.
- Fly-tipping and the problems faced by landowners
A video recording of the hearing can be found here.
The NFU submitted written evidence in April 2014.
More from our waste experts...