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<p>In the Resources and Waste Strategy, we have committed to taking actions which
will help to stimulate private investment in reprocessing and recycling infrastructure.</p><p>
</p><p>We are introducing Collection and Packaging Reforms made up of Extended Producer
Responsibility for packaging, Simpler Recycling and a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks
containers. Through these reforms we want to significantly increase domestic reprocessing
and recycling capacity by both increasing investors’ confidence and improving the
competitiveness of UK reprocessing.</p><p> </p><p>Our existing Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment Regulations have led to investment in waste infrastructure to
process end of life electrical and electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage
the development of infrastructure for plastic reprocessing to ensure the UK meets
its recycling targets as well as supporting these collection and packaging reforms.</p><p>
</p><p>Additionally, HM Treasury’s plastic packaging tax is expected to increase demand
for secondary material plastic and increasing reprocessing infrastructure will help
meet this demand. Reprocessing infrastructure enables the value of resource use to
be maximised as well as waste arisings and its impact on the environment to be minimised.</p><p>
</p><p>These actions are all intended to increase the amount of plastic waste we recycle
domestically so we can reduce our dependency on plastic waste exports.</p>
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