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<p>Earlier this year, the Government published three consultations: ‘consistency in
household and business recycling’, ‘reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility
system’ and ‘introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers’. The consultations
sought views on the policies in our Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) including the
financing of waste collections.</p><p> </p><p>During the consultation period, we held
events for local authorities where we invited views on the proposals in the consultations.
We have also made it clear to local authorities that the Government is committed to
funding any additional net costs that the new policies will bring. We have also made
local authorities aware that the reform of the packaging regulations will mean that
they receive funding to pay for the collection of packaging materials for recycling.</p><p>
</p><p>The Environment Bill was introduced on 15 October <a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2019-2020/0003/20003.pdf"
target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2019-2020/0003/20003.pdf</a>.
It contains the draft legislation relating to the policies in the RWS. We will continue
to have regular discussions as we develop our final proposals which we will consult
on in 2020.</p><p> </p>
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