Insights
We read the UK and EU trade press daily so our clients do not have to. Where something changes that affects what your waste costs or earns, we write about it here.
· 9 min read
Thirty years on, packaging recovery notes have had their worst year. An evidence review of what broke in 2026, what the enforcement record actually shows, and what should change.
· 7 min read
A plain guide to packaging recovery notes and packaging export recovery notes: who has to buy them, why plastic PRN prices nearly doubled in 2026 before the market turned in September, and the four places producers lose money without noticing.
· 1 min read
Plastic PRNs opened the year at £245–370 a tonne and closed August at £475–625. If you are an obligated producer that is next year's budget, not a market wobble.
· 1 min read
Defra has pushed mandatory kerbside collection of films and flexibles from March 2027 to April 2030, citing a lack of end markets and domestic reprocessing capacity.
· 1 min read
From 2027 factory scrap, off-cuts and start-up waste no longer count toward the 30% recycled content threshold under the Plastic Packaging Tax.
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