producer responsibility

Preparing for Extended Producer Responsibility and the 'national overhaul' of packaging regulations

Waste

Preparing for Extended Producer Responsibility and the 'national overhaul' of packaging regulations

POLICY BRIEFING: BusinessGreen Intelligence unpacks the potential impact of new rules mandating more granular supply chain reporting and increased fees for companies producing packaging

clock 08 August 2024 • 14 min read

Legislation

Butt out: Government proposes making tobacco firms pay for litter clean up

Defra says cigarette butts are most commonly littered item in country and cost authorities around £40m a year to clean up

clock 30 March 2021 • 4 min read

Waste

Colgate launches 'first ever' recyclable toothpaste tube

Colgate-Palmolive said it will share its tube technology with competitors in a bid to help make recyclable tubes an industry standard

clock 14 January 2020 • 2 min read

Legislation

Government rejects calls to make fast fashion retailers pay for textile clean up

MPs accuse government of being 'out of step' with the public after Whitehall rejects pleas for fashion industry crackdown

clock 18 June 2019 • 5 min read

Policy

Throwaway fashion: Retailers should be forced to pay for textile clean-up, say MPs

Government should introduce producer responsibility charges for clothing to pay for collection and recycling systems, MPs conclude following major investigation

clock 19 February 2019 • 4 min read

Legislation

Government snubs latte levy in favour of voluntary commitments

In response to MPs' calls for 25p charge on disposable coffee cups government insists voluntary action from industry is best way to cut waste

clock 09 March 2018 • 3 min read

Recycling

Report: Plastics recycling rate exaggerated by packaging industry, say experts

New research suggests real recycling rate for plastics could be up to 10 per cent less than official figures claim

clock 06 March 2018 • 2 min read