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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...

UK Deposit Return Scheme, DRS, for Drinks Packaging Containers, 2024 – Government Announce Consultation

Yesterday, March 24th 2021, The Government Announced a Consultation to bring in a Deposit Return Scheme, DRS, for Drinks Packaging, across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and hopefully Scotland, by 2024. The Consultation forms part of a wider Extended Producer Responsibility, EPR, for Packaging. The Consultation which is open for 10 weeks until the 4th June 2021,outlines proposals for the creation of a Deposit Management Organsation, DMO, which would require...

Government Consult on new, Extended Producer Responsibility, EPR, for Packaging and Packaging Waste Recycling in the UK.

Today, 24th March 2021, The Government launched a series of Consultations on a new, Extended Producer Responsibility System, EPR, for Packaging and Packaging Waste Recycling in the UK. The proposed new system could be operational as early as late 2023, although timescales are very challenging. The Governments Proposals as set out in the Consultation, propose packaging producers will be made responsible for the FULL NET costs of managing the...

2021 / 22 UK Packaging Recycling Targets Confirmed

DEFRA has now announced the increased UK Business Packaging Waste Recycling Targets for 2021 and 2022. Whilst different from the 2019 Consultatiion, its worth noting some challenging target increases and there is no longer a Recovery Target from 2021. The Wood Packaging Recycling Target has been droppped substantially inline with the latest EU Packaging Waste Directive. Glass packaging recycling targets have been reduced from the proposed 84% in 2021...

Draft Plastic Packaging Tax Regulations – April 2022

HMRC has this week published DRAFT Legislation that will be introduced to establish a Plastic Packaging Tax, starting April 2022. The government has now published a draft of the legislation for technical consultation which sets out the key features of the tax, including: the £200 per tonne tax rate for packaging with less than 30% recycled plastic the registration threshold of 10 tonnes of plastic packaging produced in or...

Scottish DRS Announced- Deposit Return Scheme – 20p on All Drinks Containers

The Scottish Government Has Announced the Introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme – 20p Deposit for All Drinks Cans and Bottles This week (Wednesday 8th May) Roseanna Cunningham, the Scottish environment secretary, announced in the Scottish Parliament its commitment to introduce a 20p Deposit on all Drinks Cans and Bottles, in Steel, Alumiuium, Plastic or Glass. No definitive implementation timescales have been detailed yet, however Draft Regulations will be...

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.