Environment bill: future wastes
Committee Stage briefing on 乐天堂app下载 Environment Bill’s provisions relating to plastic and electronic waste
Summary of contents
乐天堂app下载 Government's sets out new provisions about targets, plans and policies relating to waste and resource efficiency. Building on our extensive work with 乐天堂app下载 scientific community, we provided a briefing to Members of Parliament with suggested amendments relating to future waste.
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