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England delays films plan but Wales pushes ahead


The UK government has confirmed that the planned mandatory collection of plastic films and flexible packaging has been delayed in England. All local authorities in England were expected to start collecting these materials from the kerbside from 31 March 2027 under the Simpler Recycling regulations, but Defra has now confirmed that this is to be pushed back to 2030 after concerns were raised about end markets. It is understood that the official Simpler Recycling


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before collections begin.” Meanwhile, the devolved government in Wales has confirmed it will press on with plans to introduce household collections of plastic film and other flexible plastics from 2027. David Gudgeon, Head of


regulations will be updated during the next parliamen- tary period. “While increasing


recycling is vital for a circular economy, collection alone isn’t enough,” said Noel Marques-Neves,


Operations Director at Hahn Plastics UK. “This delay offers a chance to develop the infrastructure needed to succeed. Now the focus should be on enhancing supply chains and processing capacity


External Affairs at Reconomy, said Wales “is clearly confident that it will have the systems needed to process flexible plastics and keep materials in use by then.” � www.gov.uk � www.gov.wales � https://hanit.co.uk � www.reconomy.com


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