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Are you ready for the Plastic Packaging Tax?

Posted 18th January 2021 at 11:48 am

Looking ahead to next year (already!) from 1st April 2022 a Plastic Packaging Tax will come into force.   The aim of this new tax is to encourage the use of recycled rather than new plastic within plastic packaging. The government have announced that the rate of tax will be set initially at £200 per tonne of plastic packaging that does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic. Affecting UK producers of plastic packaging, importers of plastic packaging, business customers of producers and importers of plastic packaging, the tax will provide a clear economic incentive for businesses to use recycled... Read more