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Taxes to address single-use plastic.
The Treasury has published a summary of responses to its call for evidence on how changes to the tax system or charges could be used to reduce production of single-use plastics.
The document highlights several areas that the government will consider further:
- using tax to shift demand towards recycled plastic inputs;
- using tax to encourage items to be designed in a way that is easier to recycle;
- taxes or charges on specific plastic items that are commonly used on-the-go and discarded as litter, to encourage a reduction in production and use; and
- using tax to ensure that incentives are in place to encourage more recycling of waste that is now incinerated.
More information on the government’s plans will follow in the autumn Budget.
