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Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997.

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1997
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste non-domestic sources Waste prevention Packaging/labelling Recycling/reuse Registration Certification
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations impose on producers obligations to recover and recycle packaging waste, and related obligations, in order to attain the targets in article 6(1) of Directive 94/62/EC. A producer (defined in regulation 3) who in a relevant year has a specified level of turnover (set out in Schedule 1) and handles (as defined in Schedule 1) packaging or packaging materials (defined in regulation 2) weighing more than 50 tonnes has an obligation in the following year to recover and to recycle pack

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1994

Keyword: Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 813 (W. 93) of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 3294 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 732 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1361 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 717 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 3375 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 | Repealed

Keyword: Recycling/reuse, Environmental fees/charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 613 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 3447 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 3468 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 | Repealed

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste prevention, Packaging/labelling, Recycling/reuse, Registration, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX