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<p>As part of our Resources and Waste Strategy, we want to make recycling easier and
ensure that there is a comprehensive and consistent service across England. This will
help to reduce confusion with recycling, ensure that there is more recycled material
in the products we buy, and that the UK recycling industry grows.</p><p> </p><p>Following
support at public consultation, the Environment Act 2021 requires that all waste collection
authorities in England must make arrangements for a core set of materials to be collected
for recycling from households. This core set includes: paper and card; plastic; glass;
metal; food waste and garden waste. The Environment Act 2021 also requires that all
businesses and non-domestic premises in England must make arrangements to recycle
the same set of recyclable materials, with the exception of garden waste.</p><p> </p><p>In
our recent consultation on ‘Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England’,
we consulted on defining these waste streams in greater detail in secondary legislation.
We are currently analysing stakeholder responses and will publish the result of these
decisions in our government response in early 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year
we consulted on proposals to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for
packaging in the UK, these proposals include a mandatory requirement for producers
to label packaging to indicate whether it is or isn’t recyclable. This will ensure
that consumers are provided with clear and consistent information and will help to
make it easier for them to recycle. We are currently analysing stakeholder responses
to the consultation and will set out further details in the Government Response which
will be published in early 2022.</p>
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