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| Pay homes to recycle, say Tories | Pay homes to recycle, say Tories |
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| People who recycle household waste could get up to £130 a year in shopping vouchers under the Tories, the shadow chancellor is expected to say. | People who recycle household waste could get up to £130 a year in shopping vouchers under the Tories, the shadow chancellor is expected to say. |
| The Conservatives have been piloting the American-style scheme in Berkshire and say they would help roll it out to councils across the UK. | The Conservatives have been piloting the American-style scheme in Berkshire and say they would help roll it out to councils across the UK. |
| In a speech George Osborne will say the Tories would pay people to recycle, not "punish them" with "bin taxes". | In a speech George Osborne will say the Tories would pay people to recycle, not "punish them" with "bin taxes". |
| Energy Secretary Ed Miliband described Mr Osborne's comments as "greenwash". | Energy Secretary Ed Miliband described Mr Osborne's comments as "greenwash". |
| The UK must reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by nearly two-thirds by 2020 to meet EU targets. | The UK must reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill by nearly two-thirds by 2020 to meet EU targets. |
| Recycling points | Recycling points |
| Since March Conservative-controlled Windsor and Maidenhead Council has been working with a US company which specialises in "pay to recycle" schemes in America - funded by savings in landfill tax. | Since March Conservative-controlled Windsor and Maidenhead Council has been working with a US company which specialises in "pay to recycle" schemes in America - funded by savings in landfill tax. |
| The Tories say it has encouraged households to boost their recycling by 30% and the average household is on course to receive £130 a year in vouchers. | The Tories say it has encouraged households to boost their recycling by 30% and the average household is on course to receive £130 a year in vouchers. |
| I want a Conservative Treasury to be in the lead of developing the low carbon economy and financing a green recovery George Osborne | I want a Conservative Treasury to be in the lead of developing the low carbon economy and financing a green recovery George Osborne |
| Points earned through recycling are redeemed online and spent in local shops, including Marks and Spencer. | Points earned through recycling are redeemed online and spent in local shops, including Marks and Spencer. |
| Rolling out the scheme is one of several environmental pledges expected to be outlined by Mr Osborne on Tuesday in a speech at Imperial College London. | Rolling out the scheme is one of several environmental pledges expected to be outlined by Mr Osborne on Tuesday in a speech at Imperial College London. |
| He will also pledge to cut carbon emissions from government departments by 10% in the first year of a Conservative administration - which he said would save £300m a year. | He will also pledge to cut carbon emissions from government departments by 10% in the first year of a Conservative administration - which he said would save £300m a year. |
| Departments that do not make savings would be given less money to spend on energy bills by the Treasury, he says. | Departments that do not make savings would be given less money to spend on energy bills by the Treasury, he says. |
| Green ISAs | Green ISAs |
| Ahead of his speech Mr Osborne accused Labour of being "too negative" in its attitude to the environment, relying on taxation rather than incentives to change people's habits. | Ahead of his speech Mr Osborne accused Labour of being "too negative" in its attitude to the environment, relying on taxation rather than incentives to change people's habits. |
| He will say that the Conservatives will publish online, in "real time", the energy consumption of all Whitehall departments. | He will say that the Conservatives will publish online, in "real time", the energy consumption of all Whitehall departments. |
| Other plans include setting up a "green investment bank" to help get private money to finance new green technology companies and introducing "green ISAs" allowing people to save money in tax-free accounts that will be used to invest in green companies. | Other plans include setting up a "green investment bank" to help get private money to finance new green technology companies and introducing "green ISAs" allowing people to save money in tax-free accounts that will be used to invest in green companies. |
| Why should anyone believe a piece of greenwash from George Osborne? Ed MilibandEnergy and Climate Change Secretary | Why should anyone believe a piece of greenwash from George Osborne? Ed MilibandEnergy and Climate Change Secretary |
| In his speech Mr Osborne will accuse Alistair Darling of being "at best indifferent, at worst obstructive" on environmental issues. | In his speech Mr Osborne will accuse Alistair Darling of being "at best indifferent, at worst obstructive" on environmental issues. |
| "That attitude is going to change if the government changes," he will say. | "That attitude is going to change if the government changes," he will say. |
| "I want a Conservative Treasury to be in the lead of developing the low carbon economy and financing a green recovery." | "I want a Conservative Treasury to be in the lead of developing the low carbon economy and financing a green recovery." |
| Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband criticised the Conservative policy, saying it involved no new money. | Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband criticised the Conservative policy, saying it involved no new money. |
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| "The truth is that the Tories have opposed Labour's extra public investment, including the £400m allocated at the time of the budget for new green industries," said the climate change secretary. | "The truth is that the Tories have opposed Labour's extra public investment, including the £400m allocated at the time of the budget for new green industries," said the climate change secretary. |
| "So why should anyone believe a piece of greenwash from George Osborne?" | "So why should anyone believe a piece of greenwash from George Osborne?" |
| The Lib Dems' energy spokesman Simon Hughes said: "George Osborne's decision to back a 10% cut in the emissions of government departments is a good idea now and was a good idea one month ago when he and his leader failed to vote for a Liberal Democrat motion that would have done exactly this." | |
| "It's a pity the Tories' deeds so often fail to match their words." |