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<p>Through our Resources and Waste Strategy we have set long-term targets to divert
more waste from landfill and to drive up recycling. Key ambitions include delivering
a 65% municipal waste recycling rate by 2035, a minimum 70% recycling rate for packaging
waste by 2030 and implementing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, subject
to consultation. The publication of the Strategy, setting out the long-term policy
environment will encourage and support the required investment.</p><p> </p><p>Specific
measures taken by the Government that are already supporting the creation of new recycling
infrastructure include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£4.7m of grant funding, which was announced
on 12 June and made available through the Waste and Resources Action Programme, to
support new capital infrastructure projects that will help to recycle difficult plastic
packaging and textile materials. Further grant opportunities around recycling will
follow in due course.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The packaging waste producer responsibility
scheme, which raised £130 million in 2018 through the purchase by producers of packaging
waste recovery and export notes. Just under £82 million of this supported the development
of infrastructure. Proposed reforms will support the development of new and improved
recycling infrastructure.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Investment of £3 billion of grant
funding in 24 Private Finance Initiative waste infrastructure projects. These grants
support infrastructure including material recovery, mechanical biological treatment
and anaerobic digestion facilities, as well as implementation and expanding kerbside
recycling services.</li></ul>
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