James Piper

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7,697 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 13 Aug

James Piper’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 12 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 5.

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And you are right that recycling will become uninsurable, in my opinion, or we'll all end up paying a lot more to manage our waste. voice-verified

So councils will see their costs increase exponentially to cover the insurance costs, voice-verified

all recycling plants become untenable and close. voice-verified

Which leads us nicely into a DRS I can get on board with. voice-verified

Aha! voice-verified

Here's the good news. voice-verified

Well, not good news if you smoke a vape. voice-verified

But back in June, the ESA put together a proposal and they said we should have deposits on vapes. voice-verified

And BIFA said that deposits should be £5. voice-verified

They felt that was the level that would encourage people to bring them back. voice-verified

And I could not agree more. voice-verified

Sell a vape for £3.50, shop down the road. voice-verified

Add a fiver onto it. voice-verified

It's £8.50 now. voice-verified

They get their fiver back when they bring it back. voice-verified

100%. voice-verified

All the problems I have with deposit schemes on drinks are around how necessary is it voice-verified

when you've got curbside recycling. voice-verified

If bottles were exploding in our bins, I'd be saying, get them back to store. voice-verified

However, and I'd be fully supportive of a DRS kit because you've got something else in the mix. voice-verified

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