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When you may receive a Plastic Packaging Tax penalty, what you could be charged and how this is calculated.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste coded 16 03 06 when this code is not listed in your permit or waste exemption.
This measure introduces a new plastic packaging tax.
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
What secondary and joint and several liability is, and when you may be liable for unpaid Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to report to HMRC if an organisation becomes insolvent for Plastic Packaging Tax purposes, send any final returns and deregister.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
When you can treat waste plastic using heat without an environmental permit.
This plan outlines the framework for evaluating the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Find out how to decide what checks to make if you manufacture, import or buy plastic packaging from another business, and examples of checks you can carry out.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) statistics including registered population, tonnages of declared plastic packaging and receipts data for the financial year 2023 to 2024.
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