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Environmental Law - Future
 

New laws are coming in from Europe that require employers to look more at the environmental impacts of the products they make. This is called Producer Responsibility .

The first law introduced under this principle is 'Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997'.

It establishes UK targets to recover at least 50% of its packaging waste and recycle 25% by June 30th 2001.

This new sort of environmental law requires employers to look at all environmental aspects of their production - not just pollution.

 

The Regulations impose obligations on all groups and businesses with a combined turnover in excess of £2 million that handle in excess of 50 tonnes of packaging annually, to recycle and recover packaging waste or get a third party to do so on their behalf. Companies are then said to be " obligated ".

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