Policy update - October 2023

A round-up of this months policy highlights. Read the full update here.

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Consultation Responses - 

• UK-wide consultation on Plastic Packaging Tax - Chemical Recycling and Adoption of a Mass Balance Approach.
• Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.

Consultations Published -

• Consultation on the proposed ban on the manufacture supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.
• Consultation from The Department of Health and Social Care: Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping: your views.

Ongoing Consultations -

• Guidance Document (FGD) WASTE 23 'Safe Waste and Recycling Collection Services'

Other News:

• DEFRA Workshop at LARAC Conference
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
• Simpler Recycling