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<p>The UK is recycling more than ever and the Government is committed to increasing
domestic recycling. Our approach in the Resources and Waste Strategy, from production
through consumption to end of life, is focused on increasing supply and demand for
secondary materials to be recycled in the UK. This will grow the UK recycling industry
and reduce the need to export recyclable waste. Waste is a commodity and these secondary
materials will always have a global market. Exports from the UK will therefore form
an ongoing part of our resource management where there is demand.</p><p> </p><p>We
are currently consulting on reforms to the Packaging Waste Regulations and are seeking
views on the issue of exporting of packaging waste. We want to ensure that export
of packaging waste is done in an environmentally responsible way and that domestic
reprocessors are not unfairly disadvantaged. The consultation includes proposals to
better manage and control packaging waste exports, including through tighter monitoring
and enforcement of existing export regulations. We will also be looking at a suite
of measures on waste shipments including increasing monitoring, improved provision
for waste repatriation, and charging higher fees to improve compliance in the near
future.</p>
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