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===Producer Responsibility=== | ===Producer Responsibility=== | ||
The Act allows Ministers in England and the Devolved Administrations to make regulations about [[Producer Responsibility|producer responsibility obligations]] which could be made to prevent a product or material becoming [[waste]], reduce the amount of a product or material that becomes [[waste]], or sustain a minimum level of reuse, redistribution, recovery or recycling of products or materials. Further detail on this can be found in Schedule 4<ref name="COM" />. | The Act allows Ministers in England and the Devolved Administrations to make regulations about [[Producer Responsibility|producer responsibility obligations]] which could be made to prevent a product or material becoming [[waste]], reduce the amount of a product or material that becomes [[waste]], or sustain a minimum level of [[reuse]], redistribution, [[recovery]] or [[recycling]] of products or materials. Further detail on this can be found in Schedule 4<ref name="COM" />. | ||
Regulations can also be made that require payments from those involved in the manufacturing, processing, distributing or supplying of specific products or materials to contribute to the disposal costs of those products or materials. Requirements about what these regulations must or may include is given in Schedule 5. | Regulations can also be made that require payments from those involved in the manufacturing, processing, distributing or supplying of specific products or materials to contribute to the [[disposal]] costs of those products or materials. Requirements about what these regulations must or may include is given in Schedule 5. | ||
Manufacturers and producers may also be required through subsequent legislation to provide information about the resource efficiency of their products. Detail of what may be required is given in Schedule 6. Schedule 7 gives detail on what regulations may require in relation to durability, reparability and recyclability of products <ref name="COM" />. | Manufacturers and producers may also be required through subsequent legislation to provide information about the resource efficiency of their products. Detail of what may be required is given in Schedule 6. Schedule 7 gives detail on what regulations may require in relation to durability, reparability and recyclability of products <ref name="COM" />. | ||