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 Packaging is regulated by the EC Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste 94/62/EC (the Packaging Directive). This sets targets for the recycling and recovery of packaging materials, including plastics, and also requires that specified minimum standards of design are met. It requires member states to set up packaging recovery systems based on annual recycle rates, which increase yearly.
Two regulations implement Directive 94/62/EC in the UK :
- Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/648)/(SI 2002/813)
- Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1165).
Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging waste) Regulations 1997 ( SI 1997/648)/(SI 2002/813) businesses across the packaging chain with an annual turnover of more than £2m, handling more that 50 tonnes of packaging, are obliged to comply.
Waste packaging within the agricultural industry will be subject to The Waste Management Regulations ( Northern Ireland ) 2005.
There is no specific legislation governing used plastic products within the construction or medical sectors
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AGRI Waste Stream 1
- Silage Wrap
- Silage Pit Covers
- Small Polythene Feed and Fertilser Bags
- Plastic Packaging
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AGRI Waste Stream 2
- Bulk fertilizer bags
- Bulk feed bags
- Bulk Seed bags
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AGRI Waste Stream 3
- Rigid Plastic Drums and Containers (must be Triple Rinsed and Metal Handles removed)
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AGRI Waste Stream 3
- Net Wrap or Plastic String
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