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Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
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.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check if you can make a declaration by conduct or orally if you’re claiming Returned Goods Relief or Temporary Admission for reusable packaging.
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.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Standard rules to store, or store and treat waste paper, cardboard and plastic for the purpose of recovery.
The U9 exemption allows you to use waste in place of raw materials to manufacture a finished product.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected.
UK government interpretation of the requirements for labelling e-liquids for Great Britain
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
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