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<p>The Government set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy, the actions we will
take to encourage producers to take more responsibility for the lifespan of their
products and make sure these are more carefully designed with resource efficiency,
and waste prevention in mind. This includes wet wipes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
is working with the water industry and wet wipe manufacturers to prevent wet wipes
entering our waterways and damaging our marine environment. I hosted a cross industry
wet wipes roundtable in November 2016, to tackle the issue of wipes being incorrectly
flushed and causing sewer blockages. Following the meeting, revised wet wipe industry
guidance requires a ‘Do Not Flush’ label to be displayed far more prominently on non-flushable
wipes.</p><p> </p><p>We support the water industry’s ongoing work on their voluntary
‘Fine to Flush’ label, to ensure that any wipes which are marked as being ‘flushable’,
are plastic free and are truly flushable, meaning they can enter the sewage system
without causing blockages or harming the environment. We are actively encouraging
the water and wet wipe industries to work together to develop an agreed ‘flushability’
standard for those wipes that are intended for disposal via toilets.</p><p> </p>
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