Summary

Almost fourteen billion pounds can be measured as having been spent directly on improving and maintaining the quality of the UK environment in 1990. How was this figure reached? Where was it spent? ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd provide an analysis based on the following environmental purposes: pollution abatement, environmental conservation, research and development, education and training, general administration, management of natural resources and improvement of amenities. They also study whether it is waste, air, water, noise or land which benefits from the expenditure and who incurs the cost.