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<p>The Government has made no specific assessment of the potential merits for reducing
single-use plastics by allowing larger e-liquid bottles for e-cigarettes.</p><p>Regardless
of size, e-liquid bottles can and should be recyclable. The Government's landmark
Resources and Waste Strategy sets out our plans to eliminate avoidable plastic waste
over the lifetime of the 25 Year Plan and drive up recycling rates. We will also be
introducing a new world-leading tax on plastic packaging which will apply to businesses
producing or importing plastic packaging which doesn't meet a minimum threshold of
at least 30% recycled content, subject to further consultation, from April 2022. Together
with the government's reform of the Packaging Producer Responsibility system, this
will transform the economic incentives of producers by encouraging more use of recycled
plastic and driving up recycling rates.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social
Care is undertaking a post implementation review of the Tobacco and Related Products
Regulations 2016 that provides the regulatory framework for e-cigarettes. This includes
a public consultation, which closed on the 19 March, which allowed the opportunity
for people to share their opinions on the regulations. The Government will publish
its response later this year.</p>
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