DEFRA BOOSTS PLASTIC USE

And the prize for “Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory” goes to…

DEFRA

for designing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme that somehow encourages the use of less recyclable, less circular materials.

In a plot twist that absolutely no one asked for - glass - only one of the most circular materials on planet Earth is being penalised for its weight; while lighter, fossil-based plastics get off lightly (pun very much intended). Modulated fees? More like mood-swinging fines.

To quote the wise philosophers of the 90s - Aqua - “Life in plastic, it's fantastic.” - and apparently, it's also government approved.

More like this - Defra - link

#EPR

#CircularEconomy

#GlassHalfFull

#PlasticFantastic

#PolicyFacepalm

#Greenwashing