Defra committed to review and consult on Extended Producer Responsibility and product standards for five new waste streams including tyres, mattresses and bulky waste by the end of 2025. Find out if you may be impacted.
The UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations require companies to take responsibility for reducing the environmental impact of electrical items they place on to the UK market, when the products reach the end of their lives.
Producer responsibility legislation exists across Europe. So if you sell to other countries, you will need to ensure you are compliant there too.
The UK Packaging Waste Producer Responsibility regulations apply to all organisations in the UK who meet a packaging compliance threshold, defined in terms of tonnes of packaging handled and turnover.
The UK does not yet have comprehensive EPR systems in place, but that is set to change. Are you ready?
You have required actions under packaging EPR if you’re an individual business, subsidiary or group with an annual turnover of £1 million pounds or more, are responsible for more than 25 tonnes of packaging in a calendar year and you carry out any of the specified packaging activities listed by government.
It is worth noting that the point of compliance under EPR sits with a single organisation, usually the brand owner.
Over 6500 homes in Maldon, Essex will now have their ‘flexible’ plastics collected from kerbside, thanks to the Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) FlexCollect pilot.
The DRS is set to be implemented in Scotland in 2023 with England following in 2025. All producers of in-scope drink containers will be required to meet a collection target set by government. Are you affected?
You will be affected by batteries Extended Producer Responsibility changes if you are a producer or distributor of batteries in the UK. Make sure you stay informed.
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