We further support the work of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. There are now European Union targets for waste minimisation and recycling, and we must meet them. We must encourage more kerb-side collection of recyclable materials and integrate recycling into mainstream waste management. Coupled with the work towards a zero-waste strategy is our opposition to increasing the number of landfill sites. We must manage our waste, not simply look for new places to deposit it.
Alliance is committed to helping local communities in their opposition to new landfills.
This body would make local businesses aware of the true economic and environment costs of their actions, to illustrate the potential savings from the more efficient use of resources and the minimisation of waste, and to show the potential of new markets for environmentally-friendly products. Ends Dunlop calls for greater recognition of ethnic minorities North Antrim Alliance candidate for North Antrim Jayne Dunlop has highlighted the problems faced by ethnic minorities. Traditionally Northern Ireland has been portrayed as a welcoming place, but we are not always hospitable to strangers, for example asylum seekers who are detained in prisons rather than being housed in appropriate accommodation. Many of them have fled terrifying situations and persecution and need to be treated with dignity and respect. Ethnic groups should not be ignored but encouraged to play a fuller role in society as their views are important and they may require services to be delivered in a slightly different way than what is on offer.