Producer Responsibility

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...

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...

Brexit – What next for the Packaging Regulations?

Brexit – What Next for the Packaging Waste Regulations in the UK? Hightlight Text – DEFRA Recently held a Waste Management Industry Brexit ‘No Deal’ and realeased Guidance on how indutsry should best prepare for the event of a no deal with the EU. Click for Q&A from event DEFRA have also confirmed Packaging Waste Compliance Targets for 2020, and that the existing Packaging Compliance System will remain until...

Biscuit Company fined for Non – Compliance under UK Packaging (Waste) Regulations – £39,800 –

Environment Agency accepts an Enforcement Undertaking (EU) from Bahlsen LLP, a multinational company importer of biscuits and other foods. Source: Environmental Undertaking agreement secures £39,800 – Press releases – GOV.UK Under rules relating to the use of packaging, Bahlsen failed to register with the Agency to report the amounts of packaging they imported when they were legally obliged to do so. This continued for 15 years from 1997 until...

Making Things Last – A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland

Source: Making Things Last – A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland – 00494471.pdf Yesterday the Scottish Government launched their view of the future towards a Circular Economy in Scotland with food waste at the top of the Agenda – setting a 2015 target to reduce food waste by 1/3. Of interest to our clients will be there focus to reform Producer Responsibility into a single framework for all areas....

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 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...

Making Things Last: Scottish Govt. Consultation on creating a more circular economy in Scotland

Source: Citizen Space – Making Things Last: Consultation on creating a more circular economy in Scotland Consultation Paper, 2.1 MB (PDF document) This consultation explores the priorities for building a more circular economy – where products and materials are kept in high value use for as long as possible.  It builds on Scotland’s progress in the zero waste and resource efficiency agendas, with a new focus on a much...