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<p>The Government has recently consulted on a package of measures to overhaul the
waste and recycling system, including proposed reforms to the packaging producer responsibility
system which will incentivise producers, including retailers, to make better, more
sustainable decisions when designing and using packaging including using packaging
that can be easily recycled. This consultation also proposed a mandatory UK-wide labelling
scheme that provides clear information to help people to recycle, and improved communication
campaigns funded by packaging producers to help consumers to know what and how to
recycle. We will take primary powers in the Environment Bill to enable us to implement
new extended producer responsibility (EPR) systems.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we
have consulted on measures to achieve greater consistency in recycling provision across
England, so that there is less confusion over how the packaging that retailers do
sell can be recycled. The measures in both consultations will be implemented in 2023
and will be complimentary.</p><p> </p>
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