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Tender Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Cigarette Filter Litter - Policy Options, Including Extended Producer Responsibility
- GBT Ref No: 56550851
- Deadline: 20 Sep 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: tender_283213/990640
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Title : Cigarette Filter Litter - Policy Options, Including Extended Producer Responsibility
Location Of Contract : SW1P 3JR
Industry : Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 90000000
Value Of Contract : £0
Description : AimPhase 1: To explore the role of EPR as a policy to meet publicly funded cleaning costs & to reduce the incidence of cigarette littering and prevalence of littered cigarette filters in the UK compared to other regulatory policy options, including a ban on the sale of plastic cigarette filters and pre-rolled cigarettes with plastic filters, and to make a recommendation.Phase 2: For the recommended policy, to develop an operational proposal supported by consideration of the economic effects of the policy. (phase 2).BackgroundA recent study by Keep Britain Tidy found that smoking related litter is the most prevalent form of litter in England, making up 68% of all littered items, of which 66% is cigarette butts. Research conducted in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland shows that cigarette filter litter is similarly prevalent. The vast majority of cigarette butts are 'single use plastic' & contain hundreds of toxic chemicals once smoked. Littered cigarette filters can persist in the environment for many years & release these chemicals to air, land & water, harming both plant growth & wildlife.New research conducted by Eunomia for Defra & WRAP indicates that cleaning up littered cigarette butts c... - Documents :
Purchaser : DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR England
Contact Person : Defra
Email :DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk
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