{"id":14506,"date":"2018-10-11T11:12:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T09:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/hse\/?p=5243"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:32:21","slug":"uk-environment-agency-published-guidance-packaging-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-environment-agency-published-guidance-packaging-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: The Environment Agency has published the guidance on packaging waste &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>   <li>reduce the amount of packaging produced in the first place<\/li>   <li>reduce how much packaging waste goes to landfill<\/li>   <li>increase the amount of packaging waste that\u2019s recycled and recovered<\/li> <\/ul> These are in addition to waste duty of care rules all businesses must follow.  The facility is an \u2018obligated\u2019 packaging producer if it, or a group of companies is part of, handled 50 tonnes of packaging materials or packaging in the previous calendar year. And it has a turnover of more than \u00a32 million a year (based on the last financial year\u2019s accounts).  Every year an obligated packaging producer must: <ul>   <li>register as a packaging producer by 7 April<\/li>   <li>meet their recovery and recycling obligation<\/li>   <li>obtain evidence of compliance<\/li>   <li>submit a certificate of compliance (CoC) by 31 January the following year<\/li> <\/ul> Source:  <a>Guidance &#8211; Packaging waste: producer responsibilities<\/a>, published on 12th September 2018.   <span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12th September 2018, the Environment Agency has published the \u2018Guidance on Packaging waste: producer responsibilities\u2019. 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