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
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The bill would let the government require certain products sold in the UK to contain minimum levels of recyclates and would create a certification system to verify compliance. The rules would apply to designated products and classes of product, with the aim of reducing waste going to landfill by boosting demand for recycled materials.
The bill has completed its first reading and is now at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, starting its early parliamentary scrutiny.
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25 Feb 2009
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.
