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A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
UK government interpretation of the requirements for labelling e-liquids for Great Britain
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
UK government interpretation of the requirements for labelling e-liquids for Northern Ireland.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
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