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How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers will boost recycling rates and protect the environment
How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
This tax information and impact note is about the new plastic packaging tax.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
A director and his Manchester-based company have been hit with substantial fines following a significant breach of environmental regulations.
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.
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.
This research aimed to understand how businesses handle plastic packaging as well as the potential impact of a new tax.
Find out which plastic packaging components are in and out of scope of Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to report to HMRC if an organisation becomes insolvent for Plastic Packaging Tax purposes, send any final returns and deregister.
Seeking views on new packaging recycling business targets for paper, steel, aluminium and wood for 2018 to 2020.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
How to deregister for the tax, submit your final tax return and claim tax back if you’re no longer registered.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
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