UK Policy paper on how EPR can be used to fund litter clean up

21 October 2016

The Environmental Services Association (ESA), has launched its new policy paper examining how Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) could be used to fund litter clean up. Littering of fast food, food and drinks packaging is costing Local Authorities around £100 million each year to clear up. The ESA is the trade association representing the UK’s resource and waste management industry.
ESA’s policy paper recommends the introduction of producer responsibility levies on the manufacturers of some of the most frequently littered items. This money would be used by Local Authorities to cover litter clean-up costs or to help fund anti-litter campaigns (Press Release ESA, 11 October 2016).
Click here for the press release (123 kB).
Click here for the policy paper (832 kB).
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