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Recommendation 33
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Paragraph: 189
We recommend that Ofwat require water companies, as a condition of their continued licensing, to...
Recommendation
We recommend that Ofwat require water companies, as a condition of their continued licensing, to deliver year-on-year reductions in the number of pollution incidents, with a target of zero serious incidents by 2030.
Paragraph Reference:
189
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
In line with the Resources and Waste Strategy, the Government is committed to reviewing and consulting on Extended Producer Responsibility schemes for five important waste streams, including tyres, by 2025. The scope of the review on tyres is still to be determined. The Department for Transport commissioned a two and a half year research project in February 2021 aimed at better understanding the measurement techniques, material properties and control parameters of brake and tyre wear emissions from road vehicles. domestic and international level. Work is soon to begin within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe to develop an internationally harmonised method for measuring the abrasion rate of tyres. This could, in future, enable the regulation of tyres to reduce their abrasion rate.