Consultation on recycling targets for packaging for 2008 and beyond
This consultation paper is presented jointly by Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government. It discusses the overall recovery targets, overall recycling and material-specific recycling targets for packaging waste. It reviews the existing UK targets for 2008 to assess whether they will deliver the targets in the EC Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste that the UK has to meet by 31 December 2008. It also reviews the existing targets in place for 2009 and 2010 and proposes new targets up to 2012.
The proposals in this consultation are expected to be of interest to:
- Packaging producers, as defined in the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.
- Compliance schemes
- Waste management companies, especially material re-processors and exporters, Waste disposal and Waste collection authorities, any research institutions, groups or individuals with a particular interest in packaging waste
The consultation document includes:
Chapter 1 – background to the changes in the data.
Chapter 2 – details the proposed changes for 2008-2010 and sets out the scenarios under consideration, and the resulting policy options.
Chapter 3 – proposed targets beyond 2008, following the historical year-on-year increases agreed with industry to allow the recycling markets and supporting infrastructure to develop at a steady rate
The consultation will close on Friday, 30 November 2007.
Further information is available from: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/packaging-reg07/index.htm
Source: www.defra.gov.uk (accessed 02/11/07)