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The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
The UK along with 170 countries attended the fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) in Canada this week.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
When and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted.
What secondary and joint and several liability is, and when you may be liable for unpaid Plastic Packaging Tax.
You can get relief on exported and converted packaging in the same accounting period or claim a credit for them on a later tax return.
Volunteers cleared rubbish on England's waterways for Plasticblitz. Cigarette butts most common plastic item found in 2 weeks of litter-picking.
Find out which plastic packaging components are in and out of scope of Plastic Packaging Tax.
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Check the tariff classification for antimicrobial bathing systems.
Research to assess the potential impacts of microplastics on fish.
The T1 waste exemption allows you to treat waste packaging so it can be reused in its original form or becomes clean waste suitable for recycling.
Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.
Information for clinicians and patients.
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