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<p>The Government has committed in our 25 Year Environment Plan and Clean Growth Strategy
to reforming our producer responsibility systems (including the packaging waste regulations)
to incentivise producers to take greater responsibility for the environmental impacts
of their products. This will look at all aspects of the packaging producer responsibility
regime, including mechanisms to incentivise better design and encourage the greater
use of recycled material, as well as the funding of collections within the system.</p><p>
</p><p>The Secretary of State has had discussions with the Waste & Resources Action
Programme, the Industry Council for Packaging & the Environment and the Advisory
Committee on Packaging as representatives of industry to hear their views on reforming
the packaging producer responsibility system, including incentivising the use of recycled
content.</p><p> </p>
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