The article reports that the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations amended the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 in Great Britain. The Amendment includes packaging waste recovery and recycling targets in the 2007 Regulations for 2011...
whether it’s unraveling the intricacies of the packaging regulations or staying on top of obligations like the Plastic Packaging Tax and international producer responsibilities.
SI 2014/2890 Producer responsibility obligations (packaging waste) (amendment) regulations 2014Legislation UK
BOOK REVIEW: THE PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY OBLIGATIONS (PACKAGING WASTE) REGULATIONS — A CONSULTATION PAPER, 1996. Department of the Environment, Department... This paper examines the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations introduced by the UK Government in 1997. The impact that...
This study examines the two alternatives available for producers to fulfill their obligations arising from the extended producer responsibility regulations particularly the packaging waste legislation: (1) individual compliance by setting up their own system and (2) collective compliance by joining a compli...
The main addressed subject areas of the plastic waste theme in our study refer to closed-loop recycling of polymers (Sherwood, 2020), the interaction between plastic value chain stakeholders and regulations towards implementing a CE (Foschi and Bonoli, 2019), defining a new plastics economy in ...
2. Improves Recycling and Waste Reduction Two intertwined benefits EPR provides are waste reduction and an increased focus onto reuse and recycling activities. For instance, producers have changed their product packaging to not only reduce their environmental impact, but also increase their cost-efficien...
waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)Extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations are now in effect in 27 European Union member states and are applicable to up to 100 million tonnes of waste packaging, batteries, automobiles, and electrical and electronic products annually. This ...
California is one of the furthest along in terms of implementing its EPR regulations, and with its outsized market position, its packaging regulations will have a substantial impact. California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act on June...
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy that makes producers responsible for the entire life cycle of the products that they introduce on the market, from their design until end of life (including waste collection and recycling). ...