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description: Earlier this week DEFRA released their newly launched Resources and Waste Strategy for England.
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# DEFRA - Resources and Waste Strategy for England
Earlier this week DEFRA released their newly launched Resources and Waste Strategy for England. This is a 146 page document, *which we know you all have on your Christmas list!* So spoiler alert, we have summarised and listed the key areas industry can welcome that are incorporated in the document including:
1. An intention to pursue eco design combined with a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) approach.
2. Renewed focus on the waste hierarchy.
3. Supporting the aims of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
4. Drive towards a consistent set of materials being collected with an emphasis on quality both of which are critical as we transition to a circular economy.
5. The proposed adoption of a level playing field in any revision to the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme, including where all obligated parties participate and no inherent advantage is given to the export of waste.
6. A crack down on waste crime.
All of the above will support a drive towards a circular and more sustainable plastics industry in the UK. Some areas that we will be reverting back or monitoring for clarification include the following:
2.1.3 Extension of bans on single use plastics this needs watching
5.2.3 Plastic free aisles
7.1.1 Plastics – rationalising the number of polymers in use
6.1.1 Present plastic tax proposal and likely plastic recycling targets that may be adopted.
P13 Key milestones: Include a recycling target of all plastic packaging placed on the market being recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025 in line with the Plastic Pact target.
P106 Agricultural film
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