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Petition Fund free recycling for the hospitality and catering industry.

Deliveries for catering facilities are often packaged in cardboard although some suppliers are still using plastic this appears to be diminishing, slowly. Some food products are still packaged in tins and plastic bottles, the majority of which can be recycled.

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The cost of recycling this packaging can make a significant impact on the profits of an establish to the extent that recyclable material is often disposed of in land fill waste.

The government needs to provide a subsidy to local authorities so that all recycling can be disposed of at no additional cost to the establishment. Two things to consider are that schools and charities are also considered as businesses for waste disposal and that all businesses are already paying rates and taxes.

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MPs call for ban on all plastic waste exports

MPs on the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for a ban on the export of all plastic waste from the UK by 2027 to reduce the country's contribution to global plastic waste pollution. 

Read a summary of the Committee's report on plastic waste

Report on ending the impact of plastic waste

Earlier this month, the Committee published a report on the impact of plastic waste and ways of reducing it. In their report, MPs called on the Government to restrict the amount of plastic that can be exported from the UK. They also called on the Government to step up the enforcement of existing rules to prevent criminal gangs illegally exporting and dumping UK-produced waste. 

The report follows a series of evidence sessions earlier this year, where the Committee questions representatives from charities, environmental campaigners and commercial trade experts. At these sessions the Committee explored:

  • whether the Government’s current ambitions to reduce plastic waste were enough
  • how alternatives to plastic consumption can be identified and supported
  • how England's current plastic exports impact other countries.

Find out more about the Committee's inquiry into plastic waste and read oral evidence from the Committee's inquiry.

What is the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee? 

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is a cross-party group of backbench MPs that scrutinises the administration, spending and policy of the Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 

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