… but not before 2011, alas. The Commission for Integrated Transport has recommended charges of up to 45p ($.65) per mile to be on the road at peak times. This would be offset by reduced annual road tax and fuel costs so that the whole scheme would be “revenue neutral” – not take in any more money than existing taxes. Unfortunately, this eminently sensible scheme is not being rushed forward due to the strong influence of the road lobby.
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25 February 2002
The BBC has highlighted a report which shows how old computers are being picked apart in China and the Third World with inadequate safety controls. The report says electronic waste is the most rapidly growing waste problem in the world, with toxic ingredients such as the lead, mercury or cadmium being released into the environment.
Some large companies like IBM offer to recycle their old equipment themselves (though there doesn’t seem to be an IBM recycling centre in the UK).
