The Scottish Government along with Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government have agreed to scrap plans to impose a statutory collection scheme for waste known as non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP). The NPAP proposals would have seen waste like fleece plant jackets, silage wrap and mulch film all fall under the new statutory. However, following a review of the scheme, Defra announced the ministers have decided against government intervention. The reasons for abandoning the proposal are mostly fiscal as ministers concluded that such large costs for such a small waste stream could not be justified. Nearly 85,000 tonnes of NPAP waste is produced ... Full Story

