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Did you mean collect bottle?
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Guidance for businesses on the marking of measuring container bottles, with lists of approved and inactive manufacturers’ marks.
Introduction of deposit return scheme will be a step forward in ending the throwaway society and cleaning up Britain
Understand what drinks businesses need to do under the Deposit Return Scheme from 1 October 2027.
An overview of the recyclability assessment methodology (RAM). Under extended producer responsibility for packaging, large producers must report the recyclability of some packaging materials
Using an ecological momentary assessment to evaluate your digital health product.
Check the tariff classification for a bottle made of mechanically produced glass, in the shape of a skull.
Guidance for waste collectors on household recycling requirements in England, which change on 31 March 2026.
Public and private waste collectors must follow the regulation on collecting certain wastes separately.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
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