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'''Minimising waste'''

Aim to minimise waste, reuse materials and manage materials at the end of their life to minimise the impact on the environment by:

*working towards our ambition of zero avoidable waste by 2050

*working to a target of eliminating avoidable plastic waste by end of 2042

*meeting all existing waste targets – including those on landfill, reuse and recycling – and developing ambitious new future targets and milestones

*seeking to eliminate waste crime and illegal waste sites over the lifetime of this Plan, prioritising those of highest risk. Delivering a substantial reduction in litter and littering behaviour.

*significantly reducing and where possible preventing all kinds of marine plastic pollution – in particular material that came originally from land

'''Managing exposure to chemicals'''

~~Within~~ the ~~[[25~~- ~~Year Environment Plan]] a commitment was made~~ to ~~develop a comprehensive set~~ of ~~indicators~~ to ~~measure environmental change. These indicators should show how~~ the [[environment~~]] is changing over time<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan-progress-reports/ Outcome indicator framework for~~ the ~~25 Year Environment~~ Plan~~]</ref>. The~~ '''~~Outcome Indicator Framework for~~ the 25-~~Year Environment~~ Plan~~''' contains 66 indicators arranged into 10 broad themes~~.

ensuring that chemicals are used and managed safely and that the levels of harmful chemiclas entering the environment (including through agriculture) are significantly reduced by:

*seeking in particular to eliminate the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by 2025, in line with our commitments under the Stockholm Convention

*reducing land-based emissions of mercury to air and water by 50% by 2030

*substantially increasing the amount of Persistent Organic Pollutants material being destroyed or irreversibly transformed by 2030, to make sure there are negligible emissions to the environment

*fulfilling our commitments under the Stockholm Convention as outlined in the UK’s most recent National Implementation Plan

'''Enhancing biosecurity'''

Enhancing biosecurity to protect our wildlife and lifestock and boost the reslilience of plants and trees by:

*managing and reducing the impact of existing plant and animal diseases; lowering the risk of new ones and tackling invasive non-native species

*reaching the detailed goals to be set out in the Tree Health Resilience Plan of 2018

*ensuring strong biosecurity protection at our borders, drawing on the opportunities leaving the EU provides

*working with industry to reduce the impact of endemic disease.

Interim targets will be set out in this [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] which will be reviewed at least every five years with the government having to report annually on what it has done to implement the [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] and on whether the natural [[environment]] (or particular aspects of it) have improved<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-bill-2020/august-2020-environment-bill-environmental-targets]/ [[DEFRA]]</ref>.

*Ending all avoidable plastic waste by 2042.

Within the [[25- Year Environment Plan]] a commitment was made to develop a comprehensive set of indicators to measure environmental change. These indicators should show how the [[environment]] is changing over time<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan-progress-reports/ Outcome indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan]</ref>. The '''Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25-Year Environment Plan''' contains 66 indicators arranged into the 10 broad themes listed above.

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 '''Minimising waste'''
+Aim to minimise waste, reuse materials and manage materials at the end of their life to minimise the impact on the environment by:
+*working towards our ambition of zero avoidable waste by 2050
+*working to a target of eliminating avoidable plastic waste by end of 2042
+*meeting all existing waste targets – including those on landfill, reuse and recycling – and developing ambitious new future targets and milestones
+*seeking to eliminate waste crime and illegal waste sites over the lifetime of this Plan, prioritising those of highest risk. Delivering a substantial reduction in litter and littering behaviour.
+*significantly reducing and where possible preventing all kinds of marine plastic pollution – in particular material that came originally from land
+'''Managing exposure to chemicals'''
-Within the [[25- Year Environment Plan]] a commitment was made to develop a comprehensive set of indicators to measure environmental change. These indicators should show how the [[environment]] is changing over time<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan-progress-reports/ Outcome indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan]</ref>. The '''Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25-Year Environment Plan''' contains 66 indicators arranged into 10 broad themes.
+ensuring that chemicals are used and managed safely and that the levels of harmful chemiclas entering the environment (including through agriculture) are significantly reduced by:
+*seeking in particular to eliminate the use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by 2025, in line with our commitments under the Stockholm Convention
+*reducing land-based emissions of mercury to air and water by 50% by 2030
+*substantially increasing the amount of Persistent Organic Pollutants material being destroyed or irreversibly transformed by 2030, to make sure there are negligible emissions to the environment
+*fulfilling our commitments under the Stockholm Convention as outlined in the UK’s most recent National Implementation Plan
+'''Enhancing biosecurity'''
+Enhancing biosecurity to protect our wildlife and lifestock and boost the reslilience of plants and trees by:
+*managing and reducing the impact of existing plant and animal diseases; lowering the risk of new ones and tackling invasive non-native species
+*reaching the detailed goals to be set out in the Tree Health Resilience Plan of 2018
+*ensuring strong biosecurity protection at our borders, drawing on the opportunities leaving the EU provides
+*working with industry to reduce the impact of endemic disease.
 Interim targets will be set out in this [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] which will be reviewed at least every five years with the government having to report annually on what it has done to implement the [[Environmental Improvement Plans|Environmental Improvement Plan]] and on whether the natural [[environment]] (or particular aspects of it) have improved<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-bill-2020/august-2020-environment-bill-environmental-targets]/ [[DEFRA]]</ref>.
-*Ending all avoidable plastic waste by 2042.
+Within the [[25- Year Environment Plan]] a commitment was made to develop a comprehensive set of indicators to measure environmental change. These indicators should show how the [[environment]] is changing over time<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan-progress-reports/ Outcome indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan]</ref>. The '''Outcome Indicator Framework for the 25-Year Environment Plan''' contains 66 indicators arranged into the 10 broad themes listed above.
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