{"id":4071,"date":"2024-11-29T09:38:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4071"},"modified":"2024-11-29T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T14:38:22","slug":"british-glass-claims-new-packaging-tax-damages-glass-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=4071","title":{"rendered":"British Glass claims new packaging tax damages glass sector"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The change is set to take effect from April. Credit: British Glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

British Glass,\u00a0the representative body for the UK\u2019s glass industry, has raised concerns about the potential negative impact of the new packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme.<\/p>\n

The scheme, approved by the country\u2019s parliament, transfers the responsibility for collection and sorting costs from local authorities to producers.<\/p>\n

This change imposes higher levies on heavier containers such as glass, potentially increasing costs for products in glass bottles and jars by more than 10p (50\u00a2).<\/p>\n

Under the new scheme, glass fees for beverage packaging will reportedly be approximately 49 times higher than those for other materials.<\/p>\n

This disparity may force brands to reconsider the use of recyclable glass products, potentially leading to a shift towards less recyclable materials; the opposite effect of what was intended.<\/p>\n

British Glass warns that this move could result in job losses within a domestic sector employing 120,000 people.<\/p>\n

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