DEFRA Consult on changes to the plastic packaging recycling business targets for 2016 & 2017 and glass targets for 2018 – 2020
DEFRA Source: Consultation letter.pdf
DEFRA Today launched a consultation to revise the Plastic and Glass Recycling Targets from 2016 – 2020. The consultation remains open until the 23rd December 2015, with a view to making any amendments early in 2016. A full copy of the consultation can be found at DEFRA website:
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/waste/plasticandglasstargets
A Summary is provided below. To respond Directly please email packaging@defra.gsi.gov.uk
The UK’s Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations and the corresponding Regulations in Northern Ireland require producers of packaging to ensure that a proportion of the packaging they handle is recovered and recycled. The proportion they must ensure is recovered and recycled depends on
a)the amount of packaging they have handled,
b)the activity they have carried out on that packaging e.g.retailing, pack filling etc and
c)the UK/Northern Ireland business targets.This consultation seeks views on amending the business targets for plastic and glass packaging recycling.
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The options being considered are:
a) Option P1 Do not amend plastic targets then keep at 57% to 2020
b) Option P 2 – Amend existing plastic target to 48% in 2016 then increase by 1 % each year to 2020
c) Option P 3 – Amend existing plastic target to 49% in 2016 then increase by 2% each year to 2020
d) Option G1 – Do not amend existing glass target then keep at 77% to 2020
e) Option G2 – Do not amend existing glass target then increase by 1% to
2020
Option 3 is the UK Government’s preferred option.
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