Why the landfill tax is not quite the success story it is held up to be

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Matthew Farrow of the Environmental Industries Commission reveals how despite helping to slash waste levels, the landfill tax has led to some unforeseen circumstances

Landfill tax is often held out as an example of successful environmental policy-making where for once policy intention and actual outcome matched very closely and there was wide stakeholder support. And...

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