IEMA responds to government plans for increased producer responsibility
In December 2018, the government released its resources and waste strategy for England, announcing its plan to address resource efficiency and the ‘market failure’ of waste production.
As part of this, it set out how it aims to reform the packaging producer responsibility system. Responding to the first consultation in 2019, IEMA welcomed the proposal to extend producer responsibiliContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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