The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Amendment of Schedule 2 (Recovery and Recycling Obligations)

13.—(1) In Schedule 2–

(a) for paragraph 2(2) substitute–

“(2) The proportion of the packaging waste referred to in sub-paragraph (1) which is to be recovered by recycling is, in relation to a class of producer to which the producer belongs–

(a) in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, not less than 94%; and

(b) in the years 2007 and 2008, not less than 95%,

of the amount by tonnage of packaging waste represented by “Z” in sub-paragraph (1) above;”.

(b) for paragraph 4 substitute–

“(4) The following is prescribed as the recovery target “X”–

(a) for the year 2004, 63%;

(b) for the year 2005, 65%;

(c) for the year 2006, 67%;

(d) for the year 2007, 69%; and

(e) for the year 2008, 70%”;

(c) for paragraph 5 substitute–

“5.   The following percentages are prescribed as the recycling target “Y” in respect of the recyclable material specified in the first column in relation to the years indicated at the head of the subsequent columns–

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Glass	49.0	55	61.0	66.0	71.0
Aluminium	26.0	28	30.5	33.0	35.5
Steel	52.5	55	58.0	60.0	61.5
Paper/fibreboard	65.0	66	68.0	69.0	70.0
Plastic	21.5	22	22.5	23.0	23.5
Wood	18.0	19	20.0	20.5	21.0”; and

(d) in paragraph 6 omit sub paragraphs (1) and (3).