EPR stealth tax is a betrayal of industry

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If the government cannot ensure these fees are reinvested into improving recycling then the policy needs a fundamental rethink, says Alice Rackley, CEO of Polytag

The recent revelation that the UK’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme will function more as a tax than a tool for improving recycling is, to say the very least, deeply concerning.

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