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Single-Use Plastics in Northern Ireland Welcoming The Return To The Office
The Department of Agriculture, BOSS welcomed the news on 19 January
Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern that the work from home guidance would
Ireland has been holding a consultation on be dropped from 20 January. A huge thank
policy proposals for the reduction of the you is due to those in our industry who
Activity Roundup usage of Single-use Plastic (SUP) beverage wrote to, called or arranged meetings
cups and food containers in Northern with their MPs to highlight this impact.
Latest on the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) Ireland. The goal of the policy is to reduce If working from home restrictions are
Along with our partners BPIF, BOSS are the use of the targeted types of SUP once again imposed, we will pick up the
providing members with PPT insight, packaging and to encourage the wider take campaign where we left off!
guidance and support to ensure that they up of multi-use (MU) and/or single-use
are fully aware of the legislation and non-plastic (SUNP) alternatives. Options Bounce back loan borrowers can delay
actions that may need to be taken. Our being consulted on include a ban, levies repayments by extra six months
Environmental Roadmap now includes and a voluntary scheme for businesses. One mechanism of support requested in
a PPT Hub, where you can find more Drakeford’s letter was significant flexibility
information on the PPT and watch our Members urge government to on existing repayment schedules. BOSS
previous webinars. We also now have support OP sector welcomes the announcement from
a dedicated contact email address At the end of last year and in early January government on the 8th of February that
(ppthelp@bpif.org.uk) which you can use in BOSS members wrote to their MPs businesses that took out government-
the run up to the introduction of this Tax requesting they contact the Government backed Bounce Back Loans to get through
on 1 April. to demand support for the OP industry Covid-19 will now have greater flexibility
during Plan B restrictions. They highlighted to repay their loans.
HMRC have announced more how the reinstatement of the working
webinars for February. from home guidance had led to loss of
trade for their businesses and negatively
These are: impacted our sector which relies on the
Introduction to PPT occupation of offices. BOSS had provided
18 & 25 February a template letter to assist them and BOSS
PPT: Admin & Technical Aspects Chairman Simon Drakeford also wrote
22 & 28 February to the Chancellor, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP Contact
on the 24th December 2021, requesting Get in touch with BOSS’s Public
They have also published a ‘collection page’ support for the OP Industry while these Affairs Adviser, Carys Davis, on
of all the guidance produced so far. restrictions remained in place. carys@bossfederation.co.uk

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