The Plastic Packaging Tax in the UK directly places a tax on plastic packaging materials. The tax applies to plastic packaging that does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic, and has been manufactured in, or imported into the UK.
It was implemented on April 1st 2022, with a revised rate in place from 1st April 2023.
£200 per tonne from 1 April 2022
£210.82 per tonne from 1 April 2023
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