ESA reacts to the result of the General Election – political turmoil must be resolved as quickly as possible

LONDON, 09 June 2017: The Environmental Services Association (ESA), the voice for the UK’s resource and waste management industry, today reacted to the result of the General Election.

ESA’s Executive Director, Jacob Hayler, said:

“The outcome of the General Election is yet another result that no one saw coming. The danger for everyone is the additional uncertainty that it will bring just when we need the opposite.

The clock is ticking on Brexit negotiations so this latest political turmoil will need to be resolved as quickly as possible.

We look forward to working with the new Government when it is in place. In order to secure maximum stability and growth for the resource and waste management industry, we would like to see it prioritise the four key recommendations ESA made in its Resourceful manifesto:

1. Transfer resource ownership from the public to sector to product supply chains by reforming Extended Producer Responsibility.
2. Build resilient recycling and recovery markets by stimulating demand for secondary raw materials.
3. Realise economies of scale through greater joint working.
4. Drive waste crime out of the sector. ESA and ESA Educational Trust’s latest report Rethinking Waste Crime makes a series of recommendations for tackling this issue.

By addressing these areas, the new Government can help deliver thousands of new green jobs, provide stable economic growth, and create a healthier, more resource efficient environment.”