Relevant Legislation
We live in a wasteful society
where everything seemingly has become a disposable item
and where the resources of our planet are dwindling at
an alarming rate. Over the last 10-20 years governments
across the world are waking up to the facts and every
year new legislation comes into force to encourage us
to re-use or recycle instead of throwing away in an attempt
to reduce the amount of resources we need to dig up and
the amount of waste we have to put back into this Earth
of ours.
Not all of this legislation impacts on the plastics industry and on plastics being used but as manufacturers have sought to replace traditional materials such as wood and metal with plastics for the products that they produce, this impact becomes greater all the time.
The main legislative directives effecting companies, which the CK Group are able to provide assistance with are:-
CK Waste Solutions Ltd provide an outsourced recycling
and waste management service to industry. We aim to save
you time and money by understanding your requirements
and providing a single point of contact for all of your
recycling and waste management needs.
CK Polymers Ltd offer a complete plastic recycling service across the UK and sell recycle plastic compounds to help you meet your obligations under the above mentioned legislature (including Packaging Recovery Notes).
For more information about how the CK Group can help with your recycling and waste management needs please send us your details through our contact page or call us now on 01472 398960.
Not all of this legislation impacts on the plastics industry and on plastics being used but as manufacturers have sought to replace traditional materials such as wood and metal with plastics for the products that they produce, this impact becomes greater all the time.
The main legislative directives effecting companies, which the CK Group are able to provide assistance with are:-
| Packaging
and Packaging Waste Directive - aims
to prevent the impact of packaging and packaging
waste on the environment and to introduce recovery
and recycling targets for packaging waste. Is your business obligated under this directive - see the Packaging Waste Directive below? |
| End
of Life Vehicle Directive (ELV) - aims
to make vehicles more recyclable to increase in
future the recycling rate for vehicles that come
to the end of their useful life. |
| Waste
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) - aims to encourage the recycling of electrical
and electronic equipment and to reduce the amount
of harmful chemical often present in these devices
from going to landfill. |
| Landfill
Tax - the landfill tax forms part of
the landfill directive and is targeted mainly at
reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill by
UK businesses and thus encourage recycling or re-use. |
CK Polymers Ltd offer a complete plastic recycling service across the UK and sell recycle plastic compounds to help you meet your obligations under the above mentioned legislature (including Packaging Recovery Notes).
For more information about how the CK Group can help with your recycling and waste management needs please send us your details through our contact page or call us now on 01472 398960.
Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
The Packaging and Packaging Waste
EC Directive came into force in 1994 and aims to improve
the management of packaging waste in a number of ways.
Firstly it seeks to lessen the impact of packaging and
packaging waste on the environment through the introduction
of recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste. Secondly, it seeks to encourage the internal market for packaging waste by reducing obstacles to trade.
The directive tries to reduce the production of packaging waste in the first place but once the packaging waste is in circulation it aims to promote the recovery, re-use and recycling of the packaging waste.
Is your business obligated under the packaging regulations?
If your business handles more than 50 tonnes of packaging and has a financial turnover of more than £2million then it has an obligation if it is involved in the manufacturing of raw materials for packaging, converting materials into packaging, filling packaging, selling packaging to the final user or importing packaging or packaging materials into the UK.
How is my obligation calculated?
The directive requires certain businesses to recover specified tonnages of packaging waste. The specified tonnage is calculated on the basis of:
In the UK the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) system is the preferred way for businesses to demonstrate compliance with their packaging waste obligations under the packaging waste directive.
Producers meet their obligation by purchasing PRNs and Packaging Waste Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) from accredited reprocessors such as CK Polymers Ltd. To find out more about purchasing PRN's and PERN's please click here.
For more detailed information about the packaging waste directive click here.
The directive tries to reduce the production of packaging waste in the first place but once the packaging waste is in circulation it aims to promote the recovery, re-use and recycling of the packaging waste.
Is your business obligated under the packaging regulations?
If your business handles more than 50 tonnes of packaging and has a financial turnover of more than £2million then it has an obligation if it is involved in the manufacturing of raw materials for packaging, converting materials into packaging, filling packaging, selling packaging to the final user or importing packaging or packaging materials into the UK.
How is my obligation calculated?
The directive requires certain businesses to recover specified tonnages of packaging waste. The specified tonnage is calculated on the basis of:
- the tonnage of packaging handled by the business
- the national recovery and recycling targets for the year
- the percentage obligation for the activity that the business carries out on packaging
In the UK the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) system is the preferred way for businesses to demonstrate compliance with their packaging waste obligations under the packaging waste directive.
Producers meet their obligation by purchasing PRNs and Packaging Waste Export Recovery Notes (PERNs) from accredited reprocessors such as CK Polymers Ltd. To find out more about purchasing PRN's and PERN's please click here.
For more detailed information about the packaging waste directive click here.
