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Regulation 4(4)

SCHEDULE 2E+W+SF1... RECYCLING OBLIGATIONS

Textual Amendments

1.—(1) Except for a small producer who has elected to follow the allocation method [F2and subject to paragraph 1A], a producer’s obligations to F3...recycle packaging waste in a relevant year are, in relation to each class of producer to which he belongs—E+W+S

(a)to [F4recycle] an amount of packaging waste as provided in paragraph 3(1) below;

F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)as part of the obligation to [F6recycle] packaging waste as provided in paragraph (a) above, to [F7recycle] an amount of packaging materials which is packaging waste, as provided in paragraph 3(3) below, [F8and

(d)in relation to glass, to recycle by re-melt an amount of glass packaging which is glass packaging waste, as provided in paragraph 3(4),]

and are calculated by aggregating his obligations in relation to each class of producer to which he belongs in respect of that year.

Textual Amendments

[F91A.—(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(1)(a), where ∑Q is higher than ∑Z, a producer’s obligation is to recycle an amount of packaging waste equal to ∑Q.E+W+S

(2) In this paragraph—

(a)“∑Q” means the sum of Q, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 3(3), for each recyclable material handled by the producer in the preceding year and for each class of producer to which the producer belongs,

(b)“ “∑Z” means the sum of Z, as calculated in accordance with paragraph 3(1), for each class of producer to which the producer belongs.]

Textual Amendments

2.  Where a small producer has elected to follow the allocation method, his obligations to recycle packaging waste in a relevant year are to recycle an amount of packaging waste as provided in paragraphs 7 and 8 below.E+W+S

3.—(1) The amount of packaging waste to be [F10recycled] by a producer in relation to a class of producer to which he belongs is calculated as follows—E+W+S

where—

[F11“P” is the amount of packaging and packaging materials handled in Great Britain by the producer in the preceding year, calculated to the nearest tonne by—

(a)

taking into account packaging, including reused transit packaging, or packaging materials, which were imported into the United Kingdom by the producer; and

(b)

excluding—

(i)

reused sales packaging or primary packaging as defined in paragraph 1(a) of Article 3 of the Packaging Waste Directive;

(ii)

production residues from the production of packaging or packaging materials or from any other production process occurring before, during or after the producer handled the packaging or packaging materials;

(iii)

any packaging or packaging materials so supplied which were exported from the United Kingdom by the producer or which to the producer’s reasonable knowledge were otherwise exported from the United Kingdom (except to a marine installation); and

(iv)

reused transit packaging (except reused transit packaging imported into the United Kingdom);]

“C” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 4 below in relation to the class of producer;

“X” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 5 below as the [F12recycling] target for the relevant year; and

“Z” is the amount by tonnage of packaging waste which is to be [F13recycled] within the relevant year.

F14(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) Where in the preceding year the producer has handled any recyclable material (whether in the form of packaging or packaging materials), the producer shall [F15recycle] an amount of packaging waste consisting of that material calculated as follows—

where—

“M” is the amount in tonnes to the nearest tonne of the recyclable material (whether in the form of packaging or packaging materials) handled in Great Britain by the producer in the preceding year;

“C” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 4 below in relation to the class of producer;

“Y” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 6 below as the recycling target for the relevant year; and

“Q” is the amount by tonnage of packaging waste consisting of that material which is to be recycled in the relevant year.

[F16(4) Where in the preceding year the producer has handled any glass (whether in the form of packaging or packaging materials), the producer shall recycle by re-melt an amount of glass packaging waste calculated as follows—

[F17  F18

where—

  • “L” is the amount to the nearest tonne of the glass (whether in the form of packaging or packaging materials) handled in Great Britain by the producer in the preceding year;

  • “B” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 4 in relation to the class of producer;

  • [F19“Y” is the percentage prescribed in paragraph 6 as the recycling target in respect of glass in relation to the relevant year;]

  • F20...

  • “G” is the amount by tonnage of glass packaging waste which is to be recycled by re-melt in the relevant year.]]

Textual Amendments

4.—(1) The following percentages are prescribed as the percentages for the following classes of producer—E+W+S

(a)

manufacturer

6%;
(b)

convertor

9%;
(c)

packer/filler

37%;
(d)

seller

48%;
(e)

secondary provider

85%; and
(f)

service provider

85%.

(2) The following percentages are prescribed for the class of importer—

(a)the manufacturer’s percentage, that is 6%—

(i)on Class A supplies, where the importer also carries out the functions of a convertor;

(ii)on Class B supplies, where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a convertor; and

(iii)on Class C supplies to a convertor;

(b)the manufacturer’s and the convertor’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 9% = 15%—

(i)on Class A supplies, where the importer also carries out the functions of a packer/filler;

(ii)on Class B supplies, where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a packer/filler;

(iii)on Class C supplies to a packer/filler; and

(iv)on Class G supplies;

(c)the manufacturer’s, the convertor’s and the packer/filler’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 9% + 37% = 52%—

(i)on Class A supplies where the importer also carries out the functions of a seller;

(ii)on Class B supplies where the relevant packaging or packaging materials are supplied, by the distributor who receives them, to a seller; and

(iii)on Class C supplies to a seller;

(d)the manufacturer’s, the convertor’s, the packer/filler’s and the seller’s percentages aggregated, that is 6% + 9% + 37% + 48% = 100%—

(i)on Class F supplies; and

(ii)on Class A supplies, where the importer is also the final user or consumer.

[F215.  The percentage which is prescribed as the recycling target “X” for the year [F222024] is [F2380%].]E+W+S

Textual Amendments

6.  The following percentages are prescribed as the recycling target “Y” in respect of the recyclable material specified in the first column in relation to the [F24year] indicated F25... —E+W+S

[F26Table 2

Recycling targets

Materials [F272024]
Glass82
Plastic61
Aluminium69
Steel87
Paper/Board83
Wood [F2842]]

Textual Amendments

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Textual Amendments

7.—(1) The amount of packaging waste to be recycled by a small producer who has elected to follow the allocation method is calculated as follows—E+W+S

where—

“A” = a/1,000,000;

“a” is the annual turnover of the producer in the last financial year in respect of which audited accounts are available before the relevant date, rounded up to the nearest ten thousand pounds;

“B” is the recycling allocation for the relevant year prescribed in paragraph 8 below; and

“Zs” is the amount of packaging waste (in tonnes) which is to be recycled in the relevant year.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, a small producer shall carry out his recycling obligations by recycling the recyclable material he handled which is predominant by weight.

[F308.  The recycling allocation “B” is 35 for [F31the year [F322024].]] E+W+S

Textual Amendments

9.  Paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 applies for the purposes of this Schedule, but as though the words “For the purposes of paragraph 3(b) above,” and the words “other than a Class A supply,” were omitted.E+W+S

10.  Where the appropriate Agency is satisfied that a producer has instituted a system of using reusable packaging which has a life of at least four years, the producer’s obligations under this Schedule in relation to that packaging may be discharged by equal instalments over four years commencing with the year in which that packaging is first used.E+W+S

[F3311.  For the purposes of this Schedule, “recycling by re-melt” means the recycling of waste glass packaging or packaging materials using a method that melts the glass before it is re-formed into a product.]E+W+S

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