{"id":1658,"date":"2024-08-16T04:18:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2024-08-16T04:18:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:18:22","slug":"budweiser-budvar-uk-fined-by-ea-for-failing-to-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Budweiser Budvar UK fined by EA for failing to register"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Budweiser Budvar claimed it was unaware of the legislation. Credit: Ralf Liebhold via Shutterstock. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Budweiser Budvar UK, a beer importer, has made a substantial contribution to an environmental charity following a failure to comply with packaging waste regulations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the UK\u2019s Environment Agency (EA), the company should have registered under the regulations on packaging waste in 2004 and implemented measures to recover and recycle waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The investigation by the EA, initiated two years ago, uncovered that Budvar UK had not registered as a producer of packaging waste, as required by law.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company claimed ignorance of the regulations until the agency\u2019s intervention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In response to the findings, Budweiser Budvar paid \u00a3414,003 ($533.30) to Keep Britain Tidy to support the Great British Spring Clean campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This payment was part of an Enforcement Undertaking, a voluntary agreement that serves as an alternative to prosecution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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