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The cross-party Westminster committee says uncertainty regarding Defra’s waste and resource strategy is impeding private investment in the sector

The three pillars of the UK government’s waste strategy – EPR, DRS and consistent collections – are supposed to work together harmoniously but, with cracks appearing even at the planning stage, are we really on the right track? Andrea Lockerbie explores.

Material recycling facilities may require up to five years to comply with the sampling requirements of the upcoming packaging waste reforms.

Patrick Brighty, recycling policy adviser at the ESA, looks in depth at the government's response to its consultation on the DRS.