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  Plastic packaging tax driving recycling opportunities

  Will the upcoming plastic tax achieve its aims without further legislative and investment support? Will the tax prevent plastic pollution? As a stand-alone measure, probably not. But strengthening recycled content requirements will certainly make a difference. Since the introduction of the plastic bag levy in 2015, alongside powerful images of plastics pollution in every corner...

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  Tackle the root cause of plastic waste

  If we want to solve the plastic waste crisis, we need to tackle the root cause of the problem, rather than simply addressing the symptoms. My local coffee shop has started serving coffee to-go in reusable coffee cups only — it is simply not possible to get coffee in a single-use cup. For every coffee...

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