DEFRA

The Environment Secretary is leading a new pragmatic approach to boost recycling rates and put the long-term interests of our country first. Simpler Recycling (formerly known as Consistency in Recycling) is a plan which scraps the top-down approach, ensures a requirement to recycle with seven bins will not happen and brings forward a smarter approach that responds to feedback and…

From 1 October 2023 DEFRA will be imposing additional bans and restrictions on single-use plastic items. The upcoming ban includes polystyrene cups and food containers, single-use plastic cutlery and single-use balloon sticks. There will also be a restriction to the supply of single-use plastic trays and bowls to members of the public, although businesses can continue to supply these items if they are used as packaging in shelf-ready pre-packaged food items.…

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 01 January 2024. These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/871). Those Regulations impose obligations on producers to recycle packaging waste in order to attain overall recycling and material-specific targets. The full text of Regulations can be found here.