Fundamental shift away from single use packaging necessary, say MPs

Fundamental shift away from single use packaging necessary, say MPs

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UK Parliament

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environment-food-and-rural-affairs-committee/news-parliament-2017/plastic-packaging-report-published-17-19/

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

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Containers, Articles, Packaging, Energy conversion, Recycling, Water conservation, Plastic container, Product management, Industrial processes, Disposable food packaging

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• Fundamental shift away from single use packaging necessary, say MPs
  The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has today called for the government to focus on reducing all single use packaging not just plastic in its latest report on Plastic food and drink packaging.
• In addition, Parliament should lead by example, with the ambition to remove single use packaging from all its catering facilities.
• The Committee has called for a modulated plastic packaging tax, with lower fees for higher levels of recycled content.
• Fundamentally, substitution is not the answer, and we need to look at ways to cut down on single use packaging.

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