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Marion Rae

INSANE: Kicking the can down the road on packaging reforms - The Real Truth

The federal government has been accused of failing to lock in an extended scheme for plastic waste. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Big business has escaped a mandatory regime on reducing packaging waste and the harmful chemicals they contain for another year.

The plastic waste crisis will continue after the federal government failed to lock in an extended producer responsibility scheme, Greens spokesperson for waste and recycling Peter Whish-Wilson said on Wednesday.

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