UK Plastic Packaging Tax: Critical Warning as Revenue Falls 03-09-2026
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The Plastic Packaging Tax is an Own Goal for Carbon-Negative Packaging
Newly published HMRC figures show businesses have declared around 5.8million tonnes of plastic packaging containing 30% or more recycled content since the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was introduced in April 2022. While this is helping save carbon emissions, compared to using virgin plastic, the overall environmental impact could be carbon negative if bio-based plastics were not subject to the same £228.82 per tonne PPT charge as virgin plastics.…
Rome, 2 sets. (askanews) . This morning I submitted a question in immediate response to the President of the Lazio Region Francesco Rocca and to the Councillor for the Cycle of Waste Fabrizio Ghera to ask what initiatives the Region intends to take in the face of the increasing criticalities in the withdrawal and delivery of plastic packaging that are affecting several municipalities [...]
Updated Plastic Packaging Tax figures chart 2025/26 revenue fall
MRW Updated Plastic Packaging Tax figures chart 2025/26 revenue fall Latest HMRC annual data notes an ongoing increase in the reported manufacture or import of UK plastics that are exempt from charges since tax’s introduction in 2022 Updated Plastic Packaging Tax figures chart 2025/26 revenue fall Neil Merrett
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