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Defra explores steps to clean up tobacco litter in England

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Published on: 30 March 2021

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LNB News 30/03/2021

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Issue Date: 30 March 2021

Published Date: 30 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that ministers are considering measures to require the tobacco industry to reduce litter caused by their products, with tobacco companies to possibly be forced to pay for the litter created by cigarettes. This comes after evidence showed that cleaning up cigarette butts is currently costing UK local authorities around £40m per year. Other options that are being considered include a regulatory extended producer responsibility scheme, and a new power is currently being legislated, which is to be included in the Environment Bill.

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