Government Response summary: DRS

This month, Defra announced that a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will begin in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in October 2025,

15th January 2023

England to introduce single-use plastics ban by October 2023

The Environment Secretary, Thérèse Coffey, announced the ban of a range of single-use plastic items in England from October 2023.

2nd February 2023

EU to toughen packaging regulations

The European Commission’s radical proposal to change the rules on packaging is set to reduce packaging waste by 15% per member state per capita by 2040.

1st February 2023

December PRN data released

Despite the satisfactory performance this month, questions around certain grades meeting their overall obligations remain.

10th January 2023

Extended Producer Responsibility: The Complete Guide

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is now in place and obligated businesses must begin preparing for the first EPR data submission now.

10th January 2023

A message from our Managing Director, David Honcoop

On behalf of the whole Clarity team, I would like to wish you a very happy holidays and all the best for the new year. We look forward to working with you again in 2023.

23rd December 2022

November PRN market data released

November was a very strong month across all recycling grades. This is compared to a relatively weak October, which could point to some under reporting of certain grades in the previous month.

19th December 2022