Robbie Staniforth
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2,901 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Aug
Robbie Staniforth’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And this is the fundamental misunderstanding when implementing EPR by the government itself, is that...
You can't just set some laws, keep your fingers crossed and hope for the best that investors will just come in and say, here's a commercial opportunity.
And we're talking about critical public infrastructure here.
This isn't just optional.
Maybe it's a good idea to build some plants.
Oh, we can't.
Right.
Let's just keep burning it and delay the deadline.
This is vital to making advancements and protecting our environment that we do need to recycle this stuff.
Because as I said at the top,
it's going to keep being used because it is so efficient at the job that it's made to do.
Wow, that's not far off how much the government makes every year from the plastic packaging tax.
And what you're hitting upon there, James, is the exact kind of approach that the devolved nations take, that Wales and Scotland take.
And we know how successful Wales is, particularly in recycling collections.
They've taken that exact approach of saying, we'll meet you halfway, local authorities.
We'll create a blueprint.
We'll work with you to make improvements to how recycling works for our citizens in our country.
Whereas the British government that works on English collections is much more standoffish, should we say, and just there's a mandated target, you will do it.
But we've had a lot of prime ministers over the last decade, haven't we?
And we've had a lot of changes of government.
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