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2023 No. 1244

Environmental Protection, England And Wales

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023

Made

21st November 2023

Laid before Parliament

22nd November 2023

Coming into force

1st January 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Environment Act 2021 (“ the Act ”)( 1 ).

The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 4 to the Act and is satisfied as to the matters specified in paragraph 9(1) of that Schedule.

The Secretary of State has the consent of Welsh Ministers to make these Regulations in accordance with section 50(3) of the Act.

Citation, commencement, extent and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 1st January 2024.

(2) These Regulations extend to and apply in relation to England and Wales only.

Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007

2. —(1)The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007( 2 ) are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 2 (recycling obligations)—

(a) in paragraph 3(4), in the formula, for “72” substitute “75” ;

(b) in paragraph 5—

(i) for “2023” substitute “2024” ;

(ii) for “77%” substitute “80%” ;

(c) in paragraph 6, in Table 2 (recycling targets)—

(i) in the heading to the second column, for “2023” substitute “2024” ;

(ii) in the entry for wood, for “35” substitute “42” ;

(d) in paragraph 8, for “2023” substitute “2024” .

Robbie Moore

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

21st November 2023

( 1 )

2021 c. 30 . For the definition of “relevant national authority”, see section 50(2).

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The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023 (2023/1244)

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