Waste BadgerApr 29, 2025
#BritishGlass director: UK’s packaging #EPR rules undermine circular economy https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/uk-epr-tax-glass-impact.html
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British Glass director: UK’s packaging EPR rules undermine circular economy

The UK’s packaging EPR (pEPR) unfairly penalizes glass, according to Nick Kirk, director at British Glass, who tells us that while the scheme claims to support circularity, it undermines environmental sustainability. We sit down with Kirk to discuss pEPR’s effect on the glass and the hospitality sectors. “Without change, pEPR risks damaging a sector that supports thousands of jobs and offers truly circular, endlessly recyclable packaging. Government must act to fix these flaws before lasting harm is done,” says Kirk. 

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Waste BadgerDec 3, 2024
#BritishGlass: #Glass sector has been ‘shattered’ - letsrecycle.com https://buff.ly/3Ozh2nk
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British Glass: Glass sector has been ‘shattered’

Glass confederation British Glass has accused the government of “shattering” the UK glass sector with its extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme. The fees producers will pay under the new legislation is based on the weight of the product they put on the market. British Glass has said that, due to this, glass fees … Read More

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