Legislation on the environment involving energy and waste reduction initiated by the EC and enacted by the UK Parliament will begin to take a stronger hold on industry. Environmental protection and packaging waste place additional burdens on manufacturers which may include cost penalties. The government is addressing these areas in different ways: energy efficiency and waste management are supported by best practice programmes; packaging waste has been handed back to the producers, fillers and retailers to sort out some fair and equitable share of the costs.
Origin
Unknown
Journal Title
Glass Technology 37 1 1996 7-8
Sector
General
Class
G 1403