How Michael Gove's waste plans could bring local councils together at last

For too long, petty rivalries have prevented councils from collaborating with each other. But standardising waste collections can change that - and benefit everyoneMichael Gove's proposal to standardise waste collections across the country should be welcomed by environmentalists and taxpayers. As Gove points out, rules and regulations for waste disposal differ vastly around the UK, making the collections confusing for many families. This has not escaped the notice of Whitehall, where civil servants calculated, in a 2015 report (pdf), that standardised waste collection could save ?70m a year. If that were combined with more joint procurement by councils, the savings would be even greater. Continue reading...