A Bill to make provision for the establishment of minimum levels of recyclates in designated products and classes of product; to establish a scheme for the certification of designated products; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would allow the Government to specify that certain products must contain minimum levels of recycled material when put on sale in the UK. Its aim would be to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by creating more demand for recycled material.
House of Commons
3 November 2009
The Bill would require certain products sold in the UK to contain minimum levels of recycled material. It would set up a certification scheme to verify these rules and allow the Government to designate which products are covered and what the minimum levels are. The goal is to reduce waste going to landfill by creating more demand for recycled materials.
Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, an early stage in the law‑making process.
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This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Dr Alan Whitehead.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
