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DEFRA Announce EPR Proposals for the Future Packaging Regulations 2023-2027.
UK Government have this weekend released the much awaited summary and detail of last years Consultation on the future of the Extended Producer Responsibility System. The Key Points from the Summary are the following Proposals are as follows: · EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility System,will now be phased in from 2024 (1 year delay) focusing on Producer Payments to Household Packaging Waste. · Annual EPR cost projections reduced from... -
National Resource & Waste Strategy Announced
Today the Government Announced the long awaited Resource and Waste Startegy 2018, which sets the tone for an ambitious outlook at how we handle Resource and Waste in the UK over the mid to long term. The current system may well be tightened up and likely to remain until 2023. Its expected that there will be a series of Consultations that will be launched in the New Year, including... -
Packaging Recycling Targets 2025-2030 – UK very likely to adapt EU Targets
The EU Announce Packaging Recycling Targets 2025 – 2030 The EU have announced legally binding Packaging Recycling Targets through to 2025 -2030, through a series Exended Producer Responsibility Regimes. It seems likely that the UK will adpot the revised targets certainly over the medium term. The Packaging Recycling Targets are as follows: By 2025 By 2030 All packaging 65% 70% Plastic 50% 55%... -
Producer Responsibility Policy Review – UK Packaging Regulations – Packaging Design and Recycling
DEFRA Announce Future Consultation to Reform the UK Packaging Regulations Over the last few months a series of review meetings, hosted by WRAP / INCPEN / ACP, involving industry wide stakeholders to discuss how Regulatory Reform of the UK Packaging (Waste) Directive could reduce the environmental damage caused by use and disposal of Packaging, especially Plastic. The output from the meetings was submitted to Michael Gove, Secretary of State... -
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Revised Packaging Waste Regulations 2017 are now inforce. UK Business Packaging Waste Recycling Targets 2018 – 2020. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Confirming the UK Business Packaging Waste Recycling Targets 2018 – 2020. The Small Business – SME (£2 – £5m turnover) Packaging Recycling Allocation Target for 2018, 2019 & 2020 remains at 30 tonnes x £m turnover. -
Environmental Audit Committee – Release UK Proposal for Dealing with Plastic bottles
Environmental Audit Committee (EAC)- Plastic bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide Yesterday the The EAC released their report and proposals for dealing with the increased use and collection of Plastic Bottles in the UK. Full Report and Proposals can be found by clicking the following: Environmental Audit Commitee Plastic Bottles Turing Back The Plastic Tide The report in short recommends the following to be Regulated under New or Improved... -
ACP – Advisory Commission On Packaging – Release Future Regulations Paper
The ACP – Advisory Commission On Packaging has today released a discussion paper on the Future of Packaging Regulations from 2020 onwards. The Document can be read in full by clicking the following link :ACP Future Regulations Paper Dec 2017 Summary It is considered that the fundamentals of the current system – shared responsibility, a marketbased fee system, compliance schemes – are a valid part of any future packaging... -
Food & Drink Federation issues A Sustainability Checklist for Packaging
FDF Issue Sustainable Packaging Checklist for People, Planet and Profit The Checklist aims to help companies to choose and optimise their packaging so that it contributes to a net improvement in the use of resources, makes supply chains more resource-efficient, achieves a high level of safety and hygiene, meets consumers’ needs and preferences and addresses environmental issues. It has been written primarily for users of packaging placing products on... -
Packaging Recycling Targets to 2017 – 2020 Confirmed today- UK Government Announce Ambitious Targets
2020 UK Packaging Recycling Targets have been set in todays Spring Budget – 08/02/2017 Phillip Hammond, the Chancellor, today announced as part of his Spring 2017 Budget, increased Statutory Packaging Recycling Targets from 2017 to 2020. The targets are set to ensure UK Business compliance with the UK’s Packaging Directive. A welcome announcement offering certainty, whilst offering challenges ahead for UK Business, to keep the steady growth and momentum... -
UK Packaging Recycling – initial figures suggest strong growth in 2016
The Environment Agency has released the interim (subject to confirmation) UK Packaging Recycling perfomance figures for 2016 showing a strong year of growth. The interim market figures, give the sector a welcome boost, following a year where general recycling performance have fallen back slightly, with much public criticism and debate. So good news especially for Packaging Recycling in Plastic, Steel and Aluminium which have posted very strong growth figures....