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DEFRA weekly update (WC 22 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Single-use plastics bans and restrictions Page summary: You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions. Change made: First published. Extended producer responsibility for packaging: who is affected and what to do Page summary: How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with…

adminJanuary 31, 2024

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DEFRA Resources and Waste Newsletter (WC 22 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. EPR Scheme Administrator steering group We are pleased to confirm the full membership of the packaging EPR Scheme Administrator Steering Group.

adminJanuary 31, 2024

DEFRA weekly update (WC 15 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent quantity of an F gas Page summary: Find out how to express the mass of a fluorinated greenhouse gas (F gas) in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent to comply with regulations on F gases. Change made: Added guidance on when you may need to calculate…

adminJanuary 24, 2024

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DEFRA Resources and Waste Newsletter (WC 15 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Resources and Waste Forum in February We look forward to seeing you at one of our engagement forums next month. Find out how to join and what is on the agenda. Amendments to EPR producer data reporting regulations As previously announced in this newsletter, we are making further amendments to…

adminJanuary 24, 2024

DEFRA weekly update (WC 08 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Pollution prevention for businesses Page summary: How businesses and organisations can avoid causing pollution from oil and chemical storage, car washing, construction and other activities. Change made: Updated the ‘Install an oil separator’ section to say that, from 1 January 2021, it’s been a legal requirement for oil separators supplied…

adminJanuary 17, 2024

DEFRA weekly update (WC 01 Jan)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Non-hazardous waste: treatment and disposal Page summary: Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil. Change made: Removed references to cross compliance as it ended in England on 31 December 2023. Also removed references to single payment scheme.…

adminJanuary 9, 2024

DEFRA Webinar on Fees as Drivers of Packaging Choices

DEFRA held a webinar on Fees as Drivers of Packaging Choices on 13 December. The slides from the webinar can be found here. There is the potential to involve a huge amount of work for producers and DEFRA are considering questions around how this would work in practice. They acknowledge they need support in order to make it work effectively.…

adminJanuary 3, 2024

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DEFRA Resources and Waste Newsletter (WC 25 Dec)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Amendments to EPR producer data reporting from 2024 The four administrations plan to amend each of their respective data reporting EPR regulations in 2024. Recycling Assessment Methodology survey Inform further work developing the Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) tool for packaging by completing our survey. This survey closes on 10 January. Resources…

adminJanuary 3, 2024

DEFRA weekly update (WC 18 Dec)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Government reforms set to spark greater reuse and recycling of electrical goods Page summary: Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods Change made: First published. Electrical waste: reforming the producer responsibility system Page summary: Seeking views on reforms to increase…

adminJanuary 3, 2024

DEFRA weekly update (WC 11 Dec)

Please note this is an extract of the original bulletin. Unlimited penalties introduced for those who pollute environment Page summary: Barclay: Unlimited financial penalties for environmental offences will mean ‘polluters always pay’. Change made: First published. Businesses approved to export to the EU Page summary: Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved…

adminDecember 20, 2023