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How to deregister for the tax, submit your final tax return and claim tax back if you’re no longer registered.
How to report to HMRC if an organisation becomes insolvent for Plastic Packaging Tax purposes, send any final returns and deregister.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
The T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
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.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
Figures show massive decrease in number of single-use bags sold by main retailers since 2014.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to destroy the POPs in waste and when you can recycle, recover or reuse waste containing POPs. How to apply to permanently store waste containing POPs.
Check the tariff classification for a rectangular bag consisting of a moulded silicone elastomer body.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
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