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BOSS Today #55
“FEEDBACK FROM RESELLERS
WHO ATTEND THE BOSS Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR)
ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM We shared the news in our March Lobbying Update that EPR implementation
IS THAT THEY ARE UNDER would be delayed. On 26 March the Government published its response to the
consultation and announced that the changes being made to the plans are:
INCREASING PRESSURE FROM
THEIR CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE n EPR will be implemented in a phased manner from 2024, rather than 2023.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION n Modulated feed based on recyclability will be introduced from 2025,
rather than 2024.
AND DATA REGARDING n The Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) system will continue.
PRODUCTS AND THE SUPPLY n The threshold for producer recycling obligations and disposal cost payments
will be maintained (at £2m turnover and 50 tonnes of packaging handled
CHAIN. FURTHERMORE, THERE each year). However, a lower threshold of £1m turnover and 25 tonnes of
IS INCREASING EVIDENCE packaging handled each year will be introduced for producers to report
packaging placed on the market only.
THAT THIS GROWING INTEREST n All compostable and biodegradable packaging will be required to be given the
IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ‘do not recycle’ label, allowing time to build the evidence that it can be safely
collected and composted separately.
SUSTAINABILITY IS ACTIVELY n A Scheme Administrator (SA) will be appointed. It will start to mobilise in
INFLUENCING PURCHASING 2023 and will be fully operational in 2024. The EPR scheme will be reviewed
DECISIONS. THE BOSS ROADMAP after two years of its operation.
IS AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR You can view the full summary of consultation responses and Government
ALL IN THE INDUSTRY TO USE response here.
TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THESE
MARKETPLACE DEVELOPMENTS.” BOSS
Environmental
Forum
The BOSS Single Use Plastics
Forum, which was founded
to encourage industry wide
dissemination of agreed plastic
MARTIN EAMES, data field has widened its remit Plastic Packaging
CHAIRMAN, to an Environmental Forum. It Tax (PPT)
will still monitor Government,
BOSS ENVIRONMENTAL scientific and market trends with PPTs have now been in place for
FORUM respect to the manufacture and almost two months, so we’re
use of plastic but now intends to keen to hear from you about your
act as a catalyst to educate the experiences. If you manufacture
industry in best practice across all or import more than 10 tonnes of
environmental issues. The Forum plastic in 12 months, and you’re
is chaired by Martin Eames of therefore having to register, keep
Product Promotion Services, and additional records, calculate and pay
welcomes all BOSS members from the tax, please let us know how this
across the supply chain. is going.
To join the forum or stay updated If you’re not up to date on what you
on its activities contact need to do, visit our website for
liz@bossfederation.co.uk guidance or contact our partner
BPIF at ppthelp@bpif.org.uk
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