2023 No. 1244
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2023
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
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 application1
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 20072
1
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 20072 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”
.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)