Defra rejects ACP steel recovery proposals

packagingnews.co.uk: "The government has rejected calls to intervene in steel packaging recycling amid concerns the UK will miss this year's recovery targets.

In a letter to compliance schemes, seen by Packaging News, the Environment Agency (EA) said the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) would not be adopting the Advisory Committee on Packaging's (ACP) proposals to address the lack of evidence of steel recovery.

Carly Chambers, EA producer responsibility regulatory services manager, wrote: '[The ACP's options] have been considered by the Minister, who considered the benefits and risks of each options and concluded that no changes should be made to the system.'"