Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging
Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR), led by DEFRA and devolved administrations, shifts waste management costs to producers and is being reformed through changes to the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) system and modulated disposal fees. The scheme is active and includes emerging focus on PFAS contamination and polluter-pays principles for persistent chemicals.
The Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2024 (revoked)
These Regulations amend the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (Scotland) Regulations 2023 (the “principal Regulations”).
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (revoked)
These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/871). Those Regulations impose on producers obligations to recycle packaging waste in order to attain overall recycling and material-specific recycling targets.
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (revoked)
These Regulations amend the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/871). Those Regulations impose on producers the obligation to recover and recycle packaging waste in order to attain the recovery and recycling targets set out in Article 6(1) …
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Reverse Vending Machines) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2020
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992. Article 2(2) introduces new class 9H of permitted development which creates permitted development rights for the installation, alteration, or replacement of reverse vending machines in a …
The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020
These Regulations make provision for the operation of a deposit and return scheme (“the scheme”) for “scheme articles”, which are drinks that are intended to be sold to consumers in Scotland and are contained in single-use packaging made from polyethelene …