London Wider Waste Strategy - London - Greater London Authority

• The standard rate is currently set at £1.60 per tonne.
Waste streams addressed:
Potential to reduce dependency on the extraction of primary aggregate, creating demand for
secondary material.
Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997
Key Features
• Places responsibility on business with an annual turnover greater that £2million and
handling more then 50 tonnes of packaging each year to recover specific tonnages
of packaging according to the activity they perform.
• They must also register with the Environment Agency or a compliance scheme,
demonstrate that their obligations have been met, and inform consumers as to how
they are increasing recycling and recovery.
Waste streams addressed:
Packaging waste.
Proposed Changes:
Targets will rise in response to current negotiations at the European level.
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 1998
Key Features
• The volume and weight of packaging must be minimised, consistent with the level
necessary for safety, hygiene and acceptance by the consumer.
• The design and use of packaging in a manner that permits its reuse and recovery.
• Limits the concentration of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in
packaging.
Waste streams addressed:
Packaging waste.
End of Life Vehicles Regulations
Key Features
• Came into effect on the 3 rd November 2003
• Regulations to introduce the licensing of authorised End of Life Vehicle treatment
sites
• Outlines how authorised handlers should dismantle, recycle and dispose of vehicle
materials
• Proposes that producers should pay the costs of all end of life vehicles from 2007
Waste Streams addressed:
End of Life Vehicles
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