Consultation outcome

Packaging waste: changing business targets for plastic and glass

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 26 November 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

We received 63 responses to this consultation. The summary of responses and government response have been published.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on options for plastic recycling targets between 2016 and 2020 and glass recycling targets for 2018 to 2020.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
26 November 2015 to 11:59pm on 22 December 2015

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to amend business targets under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations.

The regulations require producers of packaging to ensure that a proportion of the packaging they handle is recovered and recycled. The proposed changes would amend plastic packaging recycling targets for 2016 to 2017. It would also set new targets for plastic and glass packaging for 2018 to 2020.

These changes are being considered following publication of the plastic flow report.

Published 26 November 2015