MP Anne McIntosh, who chairs the House of Commons environment select committee, has warned England risks missing key recycling targets.
Miss McIntosh and the committee have called on the Government to do more to make sure only residual waste goes to waste treatment sites, encourage and improve recycling and do something to curb frequent fires at waste management sites.
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