22 December 2017
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MPs back deposit return schemes and want to see packaging companies bear more of the cost for recycling products
Environmental Audit Committee calls for national deposit return scheme for plastic bottles and for more of the financial burden for plastic recycling to be shifted onto industry
Sweeping changes are needed at individual, local and national levels in order to "turn back the plastic tide" of waste and help boost ailing recycling rates in the UK, according to MPs. A major report...
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