Further to yesterday's post, it occurs to me that in the area of global climate change policy we recognise that poorer developing countries have lower per capita greenhouse gas impacts and so should be allowed to develop without binding carbon constraints, while at the same time developed countries with higher per capita emissions should cut back stringently.
In the case of EU waste policy however, we find that the poorer Eastern European States have lower environmental impacts from their waste management systems but must have high cost Northern European-style systems imposed on them straight away (perhaps before they can afford them?).
Would it not be fairer to allow the Eastern States only to introduce recycling and recovery infrastructure as their waste generation increases, while at the same time placing stronger waste reduction requirements on northern Member States?
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