Quote of the day

Environmentalism should be like tipping in restaurants – something you do out of the goodness of your heart because you have the inclination and motivation. The more it gets shoved down my throat, the more I get the sinking feeling that it’s really just a socialist scam wrapped in guilt.

Beautifully put. And very true!

But this lady lives in the US... try telling that to Brussels. We've to comply with some goody-goody EU landfill directive, leading to a tax on waste:

Landfill tax
Landfill Tax is payable on waste that is disposed of at landfills. The Tax is regulated by HM Revenue and Customs. Rates for 2008/09 were:
Active waste - £32/tonne (+VAT)
Inactive waste - £2.50/tonne (+VAT)
Rates for 2009/10 are:
Active waste - £40/tonne (+VAT)
Inactive waste - £2.50/tonne (+VAT)
The rate for active waste increased by £8/tonne per annum from 1st April 2008 and will continue to increase by £8/tonne on 1st April each year to 2013.
The rate for inactive waste increased to £2.50 + VAT per tonne on 1st April 2008. The Government has announced that the rate will be frozen at £2.50 per tonne in 2009-10.
The Government has announced that the rate for inactive waste will be frozen at
£2.50/tonne for 2009-10.

If this waste was being dumped in Belgium, then these guys might have a point. We don't need a foreign-imposed tax to tell us what we can and can't bury under our own land.

Just one more reason for coming out of the expensive joke that is the EU.