Consultation outcome

Batteries and packaging waste: reducing the burden for producers

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 27 March 2015
• Last updated: 13 October 2015 — See all updates

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

Summary of responses

PDF, 192KB, 21 pages

Impact assessment

PDF, 169KB, 16 pages

Detail of outcome

A total of 53 responses were received to the consultation.

The regulations will now be laid before Parliament for implementation from 1 January 2016.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on changing the laws on batteries and packaging waste. Also a call for evidence on recycling of plastics and household waste.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
27 March 2015 to 11:59pm on 21 May 2015

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to amend the regulations for producer responsibility for batteries and packaging waste.

Producers of batteries and packaging must pay for collecting, treating, recycling and recovering a proportion of their products. The proposed changes reduce the administrative burden of meeting these obligations. They amend:

• Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009
• Producer Responsibility Obligation (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007
• Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

We are also seeking evidence that will help us review the business target for recycling waste plastic packaging. In particular, evidence that will help us draw better links to the 2020 target for recycling household waste.

Published 27 March 2015
Last updated 13 October 2015 + show all updates

1. 13 October 2015

   Summary of responses and impact assessment added.

2. 27 March 2015

   First published.