- with readers working within the Retail & Leisure industries
Originally published in March 2009
Further change in the Packaging Regulations is imminent. The
Environment Agency is actively and successfully prosecuting
business as a criminal offence for failing to comply; Red Bull was
hit with a £270,000 fine in July last year for example.
Don't be their next bullseye!
Do you have a UK turnover of more than £2m and handle more
than 50 tonnes of packaging a year? If so your business may have
numerous obligations:
- The Registration Obligation;
- The Recovery and Recycling Obligations;
- The Certifying Obligation;
- The Consumer Information Obligations.
If your company will exceed the the thresholds this year then it
must ensure that it has registered as a producer of
packaging waste by 7 April 2010.
Retrospective compliance is not possible, so if your business has
exceeded the thresholds in previous years, and you have not
complied, you could be prosecuted for a number of offences under
the Regulations and liable to conviction and a fine.
The best course of action is to meet your obligations. However, if
you have not done this and you fear action then we have also
successfully defended clients from the full force of
prosecution.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.
