According to environmental organisation, the Green Alliance cheap energy from waste could help the UK meet nearly half its renewable energy targets by 2020.

A spokeswoman for the group said that creating alternative energy from the UK’s waste could be a great way to produce more renewable energy. She added that using Nritain’s waste for energy would only come after the right levels of waste reuse, recycling and prevention have been done.

However residual waste should not be seen as a given and lots more effort should still be made to reduce landfill levels in the UK.

This latest news follows last months announcement by the government about the introduction of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES). This scheme will see organisations play an important role in helping to cut the UK’s carbon emissions. The aim of the CRC EES is to see businesses improve their energy efficiency and achieve a reduction of 34% on the amount generated in 1990 by 2020.

A recent report by the Green Fiscal Commission (GFC) recommended that UK resident’s gas and electric bills are taxed increasingly over the next 10 years in order to cut back on the amount of energy that is being used in each household.

If the new plan is introduced then by 2020 UK households will see taxes represent 80% of their gas bill and 30% of their electricity bill which means that many people would be paying over £800 per year. Some people already say that fuel bills in Britain are too high so there are concerns that another tax would be too much for many people.

Apart from the hikes in taxes, the report by the GFC also offered ways that the government could help UK citizens save money on their electricity bills.