If your business produces, uses or sells packaged goods, it may be classed as an obligated packaging producer if it:
- handles 50 tonnes or more of packaging materials annually
- has an annual turnover of greater than £2 million
What do we mean by ‘handling’?
Handling includes any of the following activities:
- Manufacturing – producing raw materials for manufacture of packaging
- Packaging conversion – converting raw materials into packaging
- Packing/filling – putting goods into packaging or packaging around goods
- Selling – supplying packaged goods to the end-user
- Importing – imported packaging, including raw material to be used as packaging
- Service provider – businesses that supply packaging by hiring or lending