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Find out how your business can get ready to use a mass balance approach to account for chemically recycled plastic for the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
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.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
What bisphenol A (BPA) is and the research and evidence that supports our understanding of BPA.
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