Industry News CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER:CON-JUL21-EMERSON QUARTER 18 Editor’s Note
The Government’s decision to defer the extended producer responsibility scheme until October 2025 has been welcomes by the sector, but the devil will be in the detail and the Government needs to use the extra time it’s now got to come up with a scheme that is fair to all parties. Matthew Homer, the waste strategy manager at Islington Council, was
critical of the government over the delays. He said: “This is surely a legacy of a long period of dysfunctional government
during which practically nothing happened. Lately there’s been a flurry of preparation and excellent engagement, but it’s obviously too little too late.” In this issue of Converter, we’ve got a number of articles across a range
of different areas. Topics covered in this issue include Film & Foil, Slitting & Rewinding, Flexible Packaging, Machine Vision & Inspection Systems, Luxury Packaging, Drying, Curing & UV and Automation. I hope you find it informative and interesting; please feel free to drop me a line – send an email to the address below.
Simon King Editor
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Extended producer responsibility scheme deferred until October 2025
Following extensive engagement with industry, and in light of the pressure facing consumers and businesses in the current economic context, new rules to ensure packaging producers pay for the cost of recycling their packaging will be deferred a year from October 2024 to 2025. The Government said it will use the additional year to continue to discuss the scheme’s design with industry and reduce the costs of implementation wherever possible. In anticipation of EPR, producers have already started to use less packaging and adopt easier to recycle packaging formats, and we expect this process to continue – ensuring that costs are not then passed onto households later on. Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said this decision to defer producer
payments has been taken jointly with the devolved administrations and will provide industry, local authorities and waste management companies with more time to prepare to ensure the success of the scheme, helping make sure it is best designed to deliver on long term recycling goals while supporting households with the immediate challenge of high prices caused by inflation. Ms Pow said: “We’re determined to transform the way we collect, recycle and
reuse our waste materials so we eliminate all avoidable waste by 2050 in a way that works for households and consumers. That’s better for our environment. “We are also listening to industry and ensuring our work to tackle inflation and
to drive up recycling go hand in hand, to make sure our reforms will be a success.” Paul Vanston, chief executive of the Industry Council for Packaging and the
Environment (INCPEN), said UK and devolved Ministers are making the right set of decisions at this time to drive forward the shaping of the collections and packaging reforms. “Ensuring overall systems efficiency, cost-effectiveness and high recycling
performance are essentials for the governments and stakeholders to achieve together,” Mr Vanston said.
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