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Plastic food and drink packaging

Contents

Committee information

Summary

1 Introduction

Our inquiry

2 Plastic packaging

Why is plastic used in food and drink packaging?

Plastic waste statistics

Recycling rate

3 Recycling

The UK Plastics Pact

Government proposals

Extended producer responsibility (EPR)

Plastic packaging tax

Consistency in recycling collections

Deposit return scheme

Overall Government strategy

4 Alternative materials

Assessing environmental impacts

Biodegradable and compostable plastics

Composting standards

Consumer awareness and waste collection

Closed loop systems

5 Reducing plastic packaging

What does reduction mean?

Packaging free solutions

Parliament

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1: SME roundtable

Note of discussion

Glossary of acronyms

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament



Published: 12 September 2019