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 The [[Resources and Waste Strategy]] ([[RWS]]) was published in December 2018 and sets out the actions the [[DEFRA|government]] aims to take to preserve material resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a [[Circular Economy]] in England.
 ==Overview==
-The [[Resources and Waste Strategy]] [[(RWS)]] was published in December 2018 and sets out the actions the [[DEFRA|government]] aims to take to preserve material resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a [[Circular Economy]] in England<ref name="RWS">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england/resources-and-waste-strategy-at-a-glance/ Resources and Waste Strategy],2018</ref>. It also sets long term policy direction in line with the [[25- Year Environment Plan]] including doubling resource productivity and eliminating avoidable waste of all kinds by 2050<ref name ="RWS" />.
+The [[Resources and Waste Strategy]] ([[RWS]]) was published in December 2018 and sets out the actions the [[DEFRA|government]] aims to take to preserve material resources by minimising waste, promoting resource efficiency and moving towards a [[Circular Economy]] in England<ref name="RWS">[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england/resources-and-waste-strategy-at-a-glance/ Resources and Waste Strategy],2018</ref>. It also sets long term policy direction in line with the [[25- Year Environment Plan]] including doubling resource productivity and eliminating avoidable waste of all kinds by 2050<ref name ="RWS" />.
+The [[RWS]] identifies five strategic ambitions:
+*to work towards all plastic packaging placed ont he market being recyclable, reuseable or compostable by 2025;
+*to work towards eliminating food waste to landfill by 2030
+*to eliminate avoidable plastic waste over the lifetime of the [[25- Year Environment Plan]];
+*to double resource productivity by 2050; and
+*to eliminate avoidable waste of all kind by 2050.
 The [[RWS]] is divided into a number of chapters<ref name="RWS" />:
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 == Chapter 1 - Sustainable Production==