It is now coming to that time of year where packaging waste information must be submitted under The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.
Don’t fall foul of the regulations! All businesses who use or handle packaging materials are obligated under the regulations should they meet both of the following criteria:
- You must have a turnover of more than £2 million
- You handle 50 tonnes of packaging in the calendar year
You may be unaware that you need to do this, actions which are considered handling include the following:
- Packing/Filling packaging, i.e. putting goods into packaging or packaging around goods (packer/filler)
- Supplying packaged goods to the end user, where they would remove the packaging (seller)
- Importing packaging/packaging materials /packaged goods into the UK (import)
For full details regarding this please visit the government website: https://www.gov.uk/packaging-waste-registration-e-s-w
If you need a report of your packaging weights that were supplied by us in the last calendar year then please do not hesitate to contact us, we can supply this on request.
Should you wish to reduce the packaging you are currently using, we have plenty of innovative and new products available designed to reduce the amount of packaging needed. For the increasingly environmentally conscious market we also stock a wide range of recyclable and eco-friendly paper products.
Please contact one of the team on 01564 823176 or email [email protected] if you require more information.