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| Waste plan floats bottle deposit scheme | Waste plan floats bottle deposit scheme |
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| Consumers will have to pay a returnable deposit on bottles, cans and disposable cups under a new government strategy. | Consumers will have to pay a returnable deposit on bottles, cans and disposable cups under a new government strategy. |
| Homes in England will be provided by councils with separate collections for food waste. | |
| Recycling will be made less confusing for households, and manufacturers will need to foot the cost of disposing of the goods they produce. | Recycling will be made less confusing for households, and manufacturers will need to foot the cost of disposing of the goods they produce. |
| The plan has been cautiously welcomed by green groups, but some business groups are wary. | The plan has been cautiously welcomed by green groups, but some business groups are wary. |
| The strategy is designed to help combat climate change, safeguard resources and reduce the flow of plastic to the ocean. | The strategy is designed to help combat climate change, safeguard resources and reduce the flow of plastic to the ocean. |
| Why plastic recycling is so confusing | Why plastic recycling is so confusing |
| Why are the changes needed? | Why are the changes needed? |
| The last waste strategy was set out 11 years ago and since then concern has boomed over climate change, the oceans and the way we use resources. | |
| Rotting waste is a major source of greenhouse gases that are over-heating the planet. And plastic litter is killing marine life. | Rotting waste is a major source of greenhouse gases that are over-heating the planet. And plastic litter is killing marine life. |
| The government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how ministers aim to change the way we deal with waste from the home to the workplace. | The government’s Resources and Waste Strategy sets out how ministers aim to change the way we deal with waste from the home to the workplace. |
| What are the proposals exactly? | What are the proposals exactly? |
| The Environment Minister Michael Gove said: “Our strategy sets out how we will go further and faster, to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Together we can move away from being a ‘throw-away’ society, to one that looks at waste as a valuable resource." | The Environment Minister Michael Gove said: “Our strategy sets out how we will go further and faster, to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Together we can move away from being a ‘throw-away’ society, to one that looks at waste as a valuable resource." |
| How does this affect you? | |
| Plans are not finalised, and many issues are under consultation, but broadly here is how this would affect you: | |
| How are people reacting to the plans? | How are people reacting to the plans? |
| Libby Peake from the Green Alliance responded: “There’s a lot of good in the policy – it’s on the right lines. But we need to see the detail of exactly how things will work.” | Libby Peake from the Green Alliance responded: “There’s a lot of good in the policy – it’s on the right lines. But we need to see the detail of exactly how things will work.” |
| She, and others, worry that major retailers will persuade the government during its consultation phase to exclude large drinks bottles from the deposit return scheme. | She, and others, worry that major retailers will persuade the government during its consultation phase to exclude large drinks bottles from the deposit return scheme. |
| The British Retail Consortium says most of the problem with beach litter is “on-the-go” containers, not one litre bottles from supermarkets. | The British Retail Consortium says most of the problem with beach litter is “on-the-go” containers, not one litre bottles from supermarkets. |
| They also fear the cost of installing the “reverse vending” machines that pay people for returning their containers. | They also fear the cost of installing the “reverse vending” machines that pay people for returning their containers. |
| Lucrative item | Lucrative item |
| Councils fear that if aluminium cans are part of the deposit scheme they will no longer appear in household bins, where they are the most lucrative item for recycling. | Councils fear that if aluminium cans are part of the deposit scheme they will no longer appear in household bins, where they are the most lucrative item for recycling. |
| Samantha Harding, from the green group CPRE, told BBC News she welcomed some proposals in the report. She said: “Separating food waste is essential – because decomposing food in general household bins reduces the value of other material sent for re-cycling.” | Samantha Harding, from the green group CPRE, told BBC News she welcomed some proposals in the report. She said: “Separating food waste is essential – because decomposing food in general household bins reduces the value of other material sent for re-cycling.” |
| There is some frustration among campaigners that key issues are still not tied down after many months of debate. | There is some frustration among campaigners that key issues are still not tied down after many months of debate. |
| But sources suggest the Treasury is resisting measures that might increase costs, and industry is warning that rushed policies could backfire. | But sources suggest the Treasury is resisting measures that might increase costs, and industry is warning that rushed policies could backfire. |
| Today’s plans build on the Autumn Budget, which announced a world-leading tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content - subject to consultation. | Today’s plans build on the Autumn Budget, which announced a world-leading tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content - subject to consultation. |
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