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Wednesday 19 December 2018

'Reverse Logistics' in the government's resources and waste strategy

Companies are going to have to deal with their own packaging:
Gove launches landmark blueprint for resources and waste - GOV.UK
Resources and waste strategy for England - GOV.UK 

This is EPR:

In the field of waste management, extended producer responsibility (EPR) is a strategy designed to promote the integration of environmental costs associated with goods throughout their life cycles into the market price of the products.[1] Extended producer responsibility legislation is a driving force behind the adoption of remanufacturing initiatives as it "focuses on the end-of-use treatment of consumer products and has the primary aim to increase the amount and degree of product recovery and to minimize the environmental impact of waste materials"[2]

Extended producer responsibility - Wikipedia'Producer responsibility' at heart of English waste strategy - out-law.com

It's about putting flesh on the bones of commitments made:
UK changes its waste strategy for circular economy with Brexit - Down to Earth
Packaging waste ‘immediate priority’ in Defra strategy - letsrecycle.com

Another aspect of the strategy is 'Reverse Logistics':


Reverse logistics is for all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. It is "the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal. Remanufacturing and refurbishing activities also may be included in the definition of reverse logistics."[1] 






As championed by the Environment Secretary and reported in the Telegraph:

Michael Gove's recycling strategy could herald the return of electrical repair shops to High Street

Michael Gove wants Britain to stop being a 'throw-away' society CREDIT: BEN STANSALL/ AFP

Christopher Hope, chief political correspondent
18 DECEMBER 2018 • 9:00PM

Electrical repair shops – once a familiar sight on Britain’s high streets - could make a return as part Michael Gove’s new waste strategy.

The Environment Secretary wants people to stop throwing away items that can be easily mended and see more shops to refurbish broken electronic items. Each year Britons are estimated to throw away around two million tonnes of electronics waste.

One idea is to encourage the growth of “reverse logistics” a term used to describe how items are repaired, recycled and refurbished. Mr Gove’s 147-page long strategy says ministers will examine how this form of “reverse logistics can be incentivised”...
Michael Gove's recycling strategy could herald the return of electrical repair shops to High Street - Telegraph 

Meanwhile, in Sidmouth: 



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