Confusion over ‘incorrectly classified’ soft plastic adds to UK’s waste mountain fears

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Concern has been growing that new rules to try to push companies away from using the materials have been widely misinterpreted

Wrap has acted to try to clear up confusion over the nation’s growing mountain of soft plastic, after it emerged many films and other types of flexible packaging have been incorrectly reported by suppliers under the EPR tax system.

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