Packaging Compliance Scheme

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 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....

PRN Market Update – Q1 2016 – Strong Performance for all packaging recycling materials with a slow start for Glass

Packaging Recycling Quarter 1 Interim Report – April 22/04/2016 Today the Environment Agency released a strong set of numbers in the Quarter 1 Packaging Recycling Interim Report. The report, whilst not finalised until next month, shows a good recycling performance for Paper, Plastic, Steel, Aluminum, and Recovery with all materials on track to meet targets. The exception to this is Glass, which has 1% target increase, is off to...

ACP – The Official Guide to the PRN System

Source: National Packaging Waste Database- NPWD 2016. ACP_PRN_System_Guide_2015_-_Final The UK Governments, Advisory Commission on Packaging, The ACP, has Published the Official Guide to the PRN System, the financial market system which facilitates Producer Compliance to meet their legal Recovery and Recycling Obligations under the UK Packaging (Waste) Regulations. Download a full copy of the report below ACP_PRN_System_Guide_2015_-_Final Executive Summary The system was jointly developed by industry working with Government...

2015 Packaging Recycling Targets met with ease (in the end!) – Q4 Packaging Recycling Figures Released Early – Show Very Strong Performance

UK 2015 Packaging Recycling Targets Met with ease – in the end…… The Environment Agency this week published the Quarter 4 2015 Packaging Recycling Figures (PRN Market), surprisingly a month in advance of the release date, perhaps to bring some realism to the market which had got carried away for so early in the 2016 Packaging Compliance Year. All material specific recycling targets were easily met for 2015 with...

Environment Agency Issue Director delegation of Packaging Weights Data Submission sign off form approved/appropriate person

This form is for obligated packaging companies to delegate their document signing function. Environment Agency – Director Sign off Delegation Form 2016 Please click to download a copy Source: Form: delegation of approved/appropriate person – Publications – GOV.UK You may have recently received an email from the Environment Agency / SEPA updating you on a planned change to the Packaging Regulations requirement for a Director of your Company to...

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...

DEFRA Publishes Producer Responsibility Consultation Summary Responses – Packaging

  DEFRA this morning published the Summary Responses to the recent Producer Responsibility Consultation. Click for the full report. In Summary the proposed Actions – The Plastic packaging recycling target will now be reviewed for future years, hopefully down and over a longer period. This follows a recent WRAP Plastic Flow project which identified an over estimate (320k tonnes) of Plastic Packaging placed on the UK market. Plastic PRN...

The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 – Explanatory Memorandum

Source: The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 – uksiem_20151640_en.pdf THE PACKAGING (ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS) REGULATIONS 2015 2015 No. 1640 1. This explanatory memorandum has been prepared by The Department for Business,Innovation and Skills and is laid before Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. This memorandum contains information for the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments. 2. Purpose of the instrument 2.1 These Regulations implement Articles 9 and 11 of Directive 94/62/EC...

Aluminium PRN Update – Advisory Commission On Packaging – Simpler PRN system expected for 2016.

Source: Simpler PRN system expected for 2016 | News | Materials Recycling World The Co2 Compliance Packaging Scheme can confirm full Packaging Compliance in Aluminium for 2015, having covered all members obligations earlier in the year. Concerns have also been raised about aluminium PRNs which have significantly underperformed in the last two quarters. This has been largely blamed on new protocols from January 2015 that no longer recognise the...