UKuksi/2002/732Enacted

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002

Jurisdiction:: United Kingdom
Type:: EPR
Last action:: Jan 1, 2002

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Obligations under this law

·Achieve a recovery target of 59% for packaging waste for the year 2002 and any subsequent year
·Achieve a recycling target of 19% for packaging waste for the year 2002 and any subsequent year

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Amendment to the 1997 Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations that increases recovery targets from 56% to 59% and recycling targets from 18% to 19%, strengthening the core EPR framework for packaging waste in England.

Covered Products

·packaging waste

Producer Obligations

·Achieve a recovery target of 59% for packaging waste for the year 2002 and any subsequent year
·Achieve a recycling target of 19% for packaging waste for the year 2002 and any subsequent year

Key Deadlines

Jan 1, 2002compliance: New recovery target of 59% applies from the year 2002 onwards (year 2001 target was 56%)

Jan 1, 2002compliance: New recycling target of 19% applies from the year 2002 onwards (year 2001 target was 18%)

Preemption Notes

These Regulations extend to England only. Powers have been devolved to the Scottish Executive for Scotland and to the National Assembly for Wales for Wales, meaning different targets or rules may apply in those jurisdictions.

Compliance Dimensions

Collection / Recovery Targets59% packaging waste (recovery) by 2002 (Weight); 19% packaging waste (recycling) by 2002 (Weight)

“c for the year 2001, 56%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 59%. ... c for the year 2001, 18%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 19%.”

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Citation, commencement and extent

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These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on the 21st March 2002.

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These Regulations extend to England only.

Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997

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Schedule 2 (recovery and recycling obligations) to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 is amended as follows.

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In paragraph 4 for “and (c); for any subsequent year, 56%;” substitute

c

for the year 2001, 56%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 59%.

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3

In paragraph 5 for “and (c); for any subsequent year, 18%;”, substitute

c

for the year 2001, 18%; and (d) for any subsequent year, 19%.

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Michael Meacher
Minister of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

18th March 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (“the Principal Regulations”) impose on producers obligations to recover and recycle packaging waste, and related obligations.

These Regulations amend the recovery and recycling targets in Schedule 2 of the Principal Regulations for the year 2002 onwards. These targets are used to calculate recovery and recycling obligations. The target for recovery is increased from 56 per cent to 59 per cent (by regulation 2(2)) and for recycling from 18 per cent to 19 per cent (by regulation 2(3)).

1995 c. 25 ; see section 93(8) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”. The relevant powers of the Secretary of State have been devolved in relation to Scotland to the Scottish Executive by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and in relation to Wales to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 ( S.I. 1999/672 ).

S.I. 1997/648 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/1361 , 2000/3375 .

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