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<p>The Government is committed to publishing a new Resources and Waste Strategy in
2018 aimed at making the UK a world leader in resource efficiency. It will ensure
resources are used more efficiently and kept in use for longer, and set out how we
will work towards eliminating all avoidable waste by 2050. This is consistent with
the EU’s Circular Economy Package and in some respects goes beyond it.</p><p> </p><p>As
we develop the Resource and Waste Strategy we will explore whether new, more innovative
targets can be developed that deliver clear benefits over those proposed by the EU.
Should they be preferable, the UK Government will present proposals to the UK Parliament
following withdrawal from the EU. Until that point the UK will continue to meet its
obligations under law, including any new EU targets should they be implemented as
part of a transitional agreement when we leave the EU.</p>
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