The Waste (Circular Economy) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007

10.  In regulation 2 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007(1)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the definition of “the Packaging Waste Directive”, for “Directive (EU) 2015/720” substitute “Directive (EU) 2018/852(2)”;

(ii) in the definition of “the Waste Directive”, for “Council Regulation (EU) 2017/997” substitute “Directive (EU) 2018/851”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in the definition of “disposal”, for “Article 3(10) of the Packaging Waste Directive” substitute “Article 3(19) of the Waste Directive”;

(ii) for the definition of “energy recovery” substitute—

““energy recovery” means the use of combustible packaging waste as a means to generate energy through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of the heat;”;

(iii) omit the definition of “organic recycling”;

(iv) in the definition of “recycling”, for “Article 3(7) of the Packaging Waste Directive” substitute “Article 3(17) of the Waste Directive”;

(v) in the definition of “reuse”, for “Article 3(5) of the Packaging Waste Directive” substitute “Article 3(13) of the Waste Directive”.

(1)

S.I. 2007/871. The definition of “the Packaging Waste Directive” was amended by S.I. 2019/188. The definition of “the Waste Directive” was substituted by S.I 2016/738 and amended, in relation to England, by S.I. 2018/575, in relation to Wales by S.I. 2018/721 (W. 140) and in relation to Scotland by S.I. 2019/188. Both definitions are prospectively amended from IP completion day by S.I. 2019/188.

(2)

OJ No L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 141.