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flag UK Labour plans a packaging tax to cut waste, but critics fear it may boost plastic use and raise prices.

flag The UK Labour Party's proposed packaging tax aims to reduce waste and meet net-zero targets by charging businesses per tonne of packaging used. flag However, critics argue that the weight-based tax could make plastic, a lighter and less sustainable material, more attractive to manufacturers, increasing landfill waste and consumer costs. flag This plan, set to begin in April, has also been criticized by the glass industry for possibly forcing brands to switch to less recyclable materials or raise prices on glass-packaged goods.

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