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<p>The Resources and Waste Strategy 2018 set out our plans to minimise waste, promote
resource efficiency and move towards a circular economy. We want to prolong the lives
of the materials and goods that we use and move society away from the inefficient
‘linear’ economic model of ‘take, make, use, throw’.</p><p> </p><p>Turning to activities
at the top of the waste hierarchy, waste prevention and reuse have significant benefits
both environmentally and economically through value retention, jobs growth and potential
money saving for consumers. Our ambition is reflected in the upcoming document, Maximising
Resources, Minimising Waste (MRMW), which will constitute the new Waste Prevention
Programme for England.</p><p> </p><p>Through the landmark Environment Act 2021, the
Government is delivering on commitments in the Resources and Waste Strategy bringing
in a wide range of relevant reforms. Government has already consulted on a number
of reforms including a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, Extended Producer
Responsibility for packaging and consistent recycling collections for every household
and business in England.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to collaborate with the UKRI-funded
National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme to strengthen
our evidence base on resource efficiency initiatives and will consider options to
further formalise productive cross-government policy making and joined-up strategy
to support resource-efficient circular economy business models in industry. This work
will build on existing industry partnerships, cross-government research, and the work
of the newly created Energy Efficiency Taskforce.</p><p> </p><p>Additional policy
development and legislative change to support the transition to a more resource efficient
and circular economy is being taken forward across Government.</p>
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