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Local authorities could save £300 million each year in litter clean up costs, says a new report.
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has examined how Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) could be used to fund the cost of cleaning up litter.
‘The Role of Extended Producer Responsibility in Tackling Litter in the UK’ considers the merits of the manufacturers of cigarettes, chewing gum and fast food contributing to the multi-million pound clean-up costs associated with the littering of their products.
The paper emphasised that it costs local authorities an estimated £140 million a year to clean up smoking materials, £60 million a year to clean chewing gum up from the streets, and around £100 million a year to clear up fast food littering.
Jacob Hayler, ESA executive director, said: “Cigarette butts and chewing gum are some of the most littered items in the UK. Transferring the cost of preventing and clearing up these items from the public to the private purse could save local authorities in the region of £300 million each year.
“ESA’s policy paper recommends the introduction of producer responsibility levies on the
manufacturers of some of the most frequently littered items. This money would be used by local authorities to cover litter clean up costs or to help fund anti litter campaigns.
“We are also calling on the government to consider the role that Extended Producer Responsibility could play in its forthcoming litter strategy.”
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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