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Plastic Packaging Tax
Autumn Statement: Plastic Packaging Tax increase a ‘double-whammy disappointment’

The tax increase, announced within the Government’s Autumn Statement, will see the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) increase to £217.85 per tonne from 1 April 2024 – a figure £17 higher than when the tax was introduced.

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Addressing the growing need for transparency and sustainability in the packaging industry, a consortium of partners from the packaging industry have unveiled a transformative solution for packaging data management

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Innovative communications to increase metal packaging recycling rates across Suffolk

An innovative communication programme on metal packaging recycling has inspired an increase in local recycling rates in Suffolk

Extended producer responsibility draft legislation
Defra opens consultation on draft EPR legislation
By Resource |
28 July 2023 |
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The consultation is open for responses on how the draft statutory instrument reflects the approach set out in the Government's consultation response of March 2022
Defra delays extended producer responsibility
Sector still ‘waiting for clarity’ after EPR delays
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Savannah Coombe
| 26 July 2023 |
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Extended producer responsibility (EPR) fees will be delayed to October 2025
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Government confirms extended producer responsibility delay
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| 25 July 2023 |
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Extended producer responsibility fees will now begin in October 2025
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Extended producer responsibility needs a bottom-up approach
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24 July 2023 |
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Interview with Thomas Lindhqvist, originator of the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility
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Polystyrene recycling made into food grade packaging
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Jack Randall
| 11 July 2023 |
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The deal will provide a new facility capable of processing 40,000 tonnes of polystyrene waste per year
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Trialling digital deposit return schemes: A solution for glass?
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Savannah Coombe
| 10 July 2023 |
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The world-first full town trial of a digital deposit return scheme includes major UK retailers like Morrisons, Aldi and Co-op
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Uptake of reusable packaging 'best alternative' to elimination of plastic
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Jack Randall
| 4 July 2023 |
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According to Zero Waste Europe, large-scale reusable packaging systems could become competitive with single-use counterparts if the right conditions are met
Extension of Open Standard will help packaging innovation, such as cataloguing materials in drinks cartons
Packaging innovation: Open Data Standard expanded to cover more materials
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Charles Newman
| 23 June 2023 |
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Open 3P initiative to improve packaging sustainability, by developing consistent methodology for classifying, reporting and sharing data extended to glass, metals, paper, fibre-based composites and wood.
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Single use glass under fire in decarbonisation study
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Becky Goodall
| 22 June 2023 |
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A new report by Zero Waste Europe highlights the need to significantly decrease demand for single-use beverage packaging, with glass the largest contributor to climate change.
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Extended Producer Responsibility: Change will always be inevitable
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Margaret Bates, Martin Trigg-Knight & Roger Wright
| 31 May 2023 |
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Margaret Bates, Martin Trigg-Knight and Roger Wright discuss the merits of changing before you have to
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UK Government to exclude glass from Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme
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Savannah Coombe
| 30 May 2023 |
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First Minister Humza Yousaf unhappy that decision granted for temporary exclusion from Internal Market Act will cover only plastic and metal containers
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What’s happening with ‘Persistent Organic Pollutants’ (aka POPs)?
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Savannah Coombe
| 24 May 2023 |
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Resource looks at the background of the POPs restrictions and legislation
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Wales defers business recycling reforms until 2024
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Charles Newman
| 3 May 2023 |
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Decision follows consultation feedback from stakeholders operating non-domestic premises
EU Commission
Industry fears EU packaging laws will increase 'fragmentation'
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Savannah Coombe
| 17 April 2023 |
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As the EU decides on proposals for new legislation around packaging, 120 packaging associations have signed a joint letter that stresses the need to preserve the internal market legal basis in its entirety or risk ‘increasing fragmentation’
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New report and tool to reduce supermarket packaging
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Savannah Coombe
| 13 April 2023 |
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Opportunities for reducing supermarket packaging highlighted by tools released by IGD
Club Zero packaging solution
£3.2m funding for innovation in plastic packaging
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Savannah Coombe
| 28 March 2023 |
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The funding winners will explore plant-based biodegradable polymers, new sorting and recycling technology, and the use of Artificial Intelligence to build a global plastic map
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England recycling rates still below pre-Covid level
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Resource
| 24 March 2023 |
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Defra figures for 2021/22 show 44.1 per cent of waste from households was recycled
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Industry calls for action ahead of Global Recycling Day
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Savannah Coombe
| 16 March 2023 |
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Statements have been made by the BMRA, Ecoveritas and more
Fruit and veg
WRAP: 21 types of fruit and veg retailers should sell loose
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Savannah Coombe
| 15 March 2023 |
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In 2021, 15 per cent of fruit and veg in supermarkets was sold without plastic packaging 
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Europe’s largest smart waste installation planned for Madrid
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Savannah Coombe
| 13 March 2023 |
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The data will be used to optimise waste collection routes and reduce emissions
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