Kitchen waste is being taken successfully into hand, with the majority of local waste disposal authorities now confident of meeting 2013 targets, a report has claimed. House of Commons select group the Public Accounts Committee revealed data suggesting that in responses received earlier this year, as many as 70 per cent of waste disposal authorities said that they were likely to hit 2013 landfill targets. The targets in question regard quotas of waste allowed to go to landfill per area, as part of the UK-wide Landfill Allowances Schemes which have fixed acceptable tonnage for disposal at just under 14 million for 2010, with a decrease to around nine million required by 2013. Authorities meeting their targets are doing so by encouraging recycling practises, ranging from more regular collections of recyclable card, glass and other materials to the offer of subsidies for sink waste disposal units that churn up biodegradable kitchen waste. Waste disposal units, along with trash compactor and waste organiser products, are key to bringing down levels of kitchen waste, while composting and general recycling can also help to reduce the footprint of high-consumption kitchens. Edward Leigh MP, commented on the positive indications of the report, commending those already committed to recycling and lowering their areas waste levels, but underlined the need for further action. It will involve giving members of the public - over half of whom are committed to recycling - clear guidance on what they can and cannot put into their recycling bins, he explained.