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Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
When you must tell the Environment Agency that you're storing material containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and how to do it.
This review found examples in a few case studies in India, UK, Netherlands, Ghana, Ethiopia and South Africa
The sources and scale of plastics in the environment, their impact, and how the issue is being tackled.
Defra wants your views on a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
This section describes the statutory, business and third section mechanisms for micro and other plastics.
QUICKBLOCK’s innovative building block system enables the Armed Forces to build defensive structures rated for ballistics and blast protection
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Check the tariff classification for furniture rollers consisting of a wood-based panel, metal brackets, plastic rollers and plastic anti-slip pads.
Budget 2018 announced that the government will introduce a world-leading new tax on produced or imported plastic packaging. Subject to consultation, this will apply to all plastic packaging that doesn’t include at least 30% recycled content.
If you have manufactured or imported 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging in the last 12 months, you may need to register for the tax.
Check the tariff classification for cooling mates for animals.
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