11 Mar 2020 --- As announced at Budget 2018 and following consultation in Spring 2019, the UK government will introduce a new Plastic Packaging Tax from April 2022 to incentivize the use of recycled plastic in packaging. The 2020 Budget, announced earlier today, sets the rate at £200 (US$256) per metric ton of plastic packaging that contains less than 30 percent recycled plastic. This will apply to the production and importation of plastic packaging.
