Environment Agency

New guidance issued on Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging (pEPR)
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The Environment Agency has issued updated guidance on the Extended Producer Responsibility Packaging (pERP) regulations. The regulations were introduced to shift the financial cost of managing household packaging waste from UK taxpayers and local authorities to the companies that produce the packaging, to encourage businesses to switch to more recyclable,...
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Wood waste recycling regulations have changed
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The Environment Agency (EA) has confirmed the withdrawal of the Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 250, which allowed 'potentially hazardous' waste wood and 'non-hazardous' waste wood to be received at Waste Transfer Stations, before being processed and sent mixed for recovery. This means, from 1 September 2023, 'potentially hazardous' waste wood...
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