24 Aug 2020 --- Leading UK waste management authorities including Veolia, the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO) have offered support for the proposed UK Plastics Tax as the consultation period concludes. The UK government proposed a £200 (US$263) per ton tax rate for plastic packaging with less than 30 percent recycled content that will take effect from April 2022. However, with support from the UK trade body Bio-based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA), compostable packaging specialist TIPA has called for compostable solutions to be excluded from the levy and afforded greater systematic inclusion in overall waste management strategy.
