Recommendations for actions include: specific targets to reduce
single - use plastic
packaging; scaling up the use of reusable
packaging; reviewing food cosmetic standards and labelling; greater
investment in waste prevention systems; and looking at how market - based instruments like extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes can prompt behavioural change towards avoiding food and plastic waste.
A market of
single - vendor solutions rewards duplication of effort across vendors, discourages
investment in specialized detection capabilities and encourages vendor lock -
in via mutually incompatible software
packages.