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The Government’s resources and waste reforms for England

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Jul 2023 Closed: 8 Mar 2024 12 recommendations 13 conclusions 1 report

What we do with household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste has economic and environmental consequences. Disposal of plastic, food and garden waste can release greenhouse gases and contribute to climate change; in 2021 alone, disposal and treatment of waste represented 6% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018, the Government published its Resource and …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - Government’s programme of waste reforms HC 333 1 Dec 2023 25 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
14 Conclusion Fifth Report - Government’s programme o… Not Addressed

Deposit return scheme estimated to cost £330 million annually after unredeemed deposits.

The deposit return scheme for single-use plastic and metal drinks containers will be funded by the companies producing the containers. The Department estimated the deposit return scheme to have at an average annual cost of £621 million (2020 present values, 2019 prices), reduced to £330 million (2020 present values, 2019 …

Government response. The response simply restates that a deposit return scheme will be established.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
11 Sep 2023 Emma Bourne OBE · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Jane Cunliffe · Department for Education, Sarah Homer · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education, Tamara Finkelstein CB · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View ↗