Defra says government must ‘get out of the way’ and let industry run EPR

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Defra’s circular economy director Emma Bourne confirmed the government planned to hand over the vast majority of functions for running EPR to a producer-run organisation

Defra has said the government needs to “get out of the way” and let the industry run the controversial extended producer responsibility (EPR) tax.

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