Statutory Instruments
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
2021 c. 30 . For the definition of “relevant national authority”, see section 50(2).
S.I. 2007/871 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2016/1146 , 2020/1336 , 2020/1390 (W. 308) and 2022/1222 .