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<p>The Government recognises the importance of tackling plastic pollution and addressing
the sustainability of the fashion industry, and our Resources and Waste Strategy sets
out how we will do this. The Government has not made an assessment of the environmental
impact of introducing a 5p charge for plastic clothes hangers, however our reforms
set out in the Strategy will help address the issues that they pose. When sold in
conjunction with clothing, plastic clothes hangers are classified as packaging items,
meaning that they are subject to the current producer responsibility system for packaging
waste. This requires obligated businesses to acquire evidence to demonstrate that
tonnages equivalent to their individual targets have been recovered and recycled each
year. Earlier this year the Government consulted on proposals to reform the current
packaging producer responsibility system and intends to bring forward its final proposals
for consultation in 2020.</p><p> </p>
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