{"id":16408,"date":"2022-11-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/?p=16408"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:37:22","slug":"packaging-waste-targets-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/packaging-waste-targets-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Packaging waste targets for 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three separate regulations were issued in recent weeks introducing packaging waste<\/a> targets for 2023 in the UK<\/strong> with material specific recycling obligation on producers. All UK organisations that handle and supply packaging to consumers and to businesses are affected by the new regulations in force from 1st<\/sup> January 2023.<\/p>

An overall recycling target of 77%<\/strong> is set for recycling packaging waste<\/a> that obligated producers must meet for 2023.<\/p>

New material specific recycling targets for 2023 are established on obligated producers for paper\/board, plastic, glass, aluminium, steel and wood as well as the specific re-melt target for glass:<\/p>

Materials<\/strong><\/td>2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Glass<\/td>82<\/td><\/tr>
Plastic<\/td>61<\/td><\/tr>
Aluminium<\/td>69<\/td><\/tr>
Steel<\/td>87<\/td><\/tr>
Paper\/Board<\/td>83<\/td><\/tr>
Wood<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Guidance<\/a> has been updated on the new extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. If you are affected you will need to collect the correct packaging<\/a> data from 1 January 2023.<\/p>

The guidance covers:<\/p>