Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
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Accepted
The new Government should commit to reporting on progress against all these targets annually.
Recommendation
The new Government should commit to reporting on progress against all these targets annually. We also recommend that the Government should devise mechanisms to enforce these targets either through an existing regulator or upcoming reforms. (Paragraph 26) Extended producer responsibility for packaging
Government Response Summary
The government states that it has already published plans for monitoring and evaluating progress on the Resources and Waste Strategy, and has published a Monitoring Progress report annually since 2020. The UK packaging recycling rates are published annually.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The government has already published plans for monitoring and evaluating progress on the Resources and Waste Strategy. A Monitoring Progress report has been published annually since 2020. The UK packaging recycling rates are published annually in the Defra publication UK Statistics on Waste. There will be a legal requirement to report annually on progress against the Environmental Improvement Plan, which must include consideration of any progress made towards achieving long-term and interim targets in the area of resource efficiency and waste reduction.