Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging

Extended Producer Responsibility, Packaging, EPR – Packaging Compliance 2023 /24

The UK Government has published plans to have an overhaul of the Packaging Compliance and Recycling System in the UK. The Consultation period comes to an end on the 4th of June and we have waded through the ‘000s of pages of Consultation and Impact Assessments, to create a high level summary podcast presentation of the proposed new EPR Packaging Compliance System. This is now available to download and...

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...

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...