2014 No. 2890
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
These Regulations implement Article 6(1) of Council Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste1.
The Secretary of State, having had regard to the matters specified in section 93(6) of the Environment Act 19952 (“the Act”) and after consultation in accordance with section 93(2) of the Act, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 93 and 94 of the Act.
Title and commencement1
These Regulations—
a
may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2014;
b
come into force on 24th November 2014.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 20072
1
Schedule 2 (recovery and recycling obligations) to the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 20073 is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph 6, for the row relating to glass in Table 2 (recycling targets) substitute—
“Glass | 81 | 81 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77”. |
3
In paragraph 6A, for Table 2A substitute—
Table 2A: Recycling by re-melt targets for glass
Year
Percentage
2013
63%
2014
65%
2015
66%
2016
67%
2017
67%
(This note is not part of the Regulations)