Plastic

In April 2022, a new tax on plastic packaging will be introduced in the UK.With just over a month to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax comes into effect, we have summarised the changes that are affecting our products and the wider industry. At Polyco Healthline we are ensuring our customers don’t have to directly make any changes to their business but we want to make customers aware of the impacts of the new tax.

What is the Plastic Packaging Tax?

From 1st April 2022, a new tax will be introduced in the UK to encourage greater use of recycled plastic and to help tackle plastic packaging waste. The tax will apply at a rate of £200 per tonne of plastic packaging manufactured or imported into the UK, containing less than 30% recycled plastic.

Who will be affected by the new Plastic Packaging Tax?

It is estimated that 20,000 producers and importers will be affected across a wide range of industries. As a major manufacturer and importer of plastic, at Polyco Healthline we have been

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds are banned in England from today.

The legislation should have come into force in April but was put back because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Following the success of the ban on microbeads and the 5p charge on single-use plastic bags, the proposal to increase the ban to additional single use plastic everyday items such as straws, cotton buds and stirrers was fairly straight forward and due to be effective early 2020.

April had been the original deadline for the new legislation but, coming in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and given its impact on supply chains, the government decided to postpone the ban until now.

From today however, it is now illegal in almost all circumstances for businesses to give them out to customers.

The ban on straws, stirrers and cotton buds is just the next step in the battle against plastic pollution and pledges to protect our ocean and the environment for future generations.

According to statistics it is estimated that

Did you know that UK motorists alone, consume around 100 million plastic tubs of screenwash each year? That is nearly two million plastic tubs sold per week.

These tubs eventually end up in landfill or unfortunately can make their way into our oceans.

An increased concern over plastic pollution in recent years has seen a growing demand for change. This, in turn, is generating a major drive in the industry to find innovative ways to deal with plastic waste.

Many manufacturers are rethinking the way they package products, driving them to redesign or invent new ways of producing everyday items.

Polyco Healthline is no different, we are hard at work finding new solutions to fight plastic pollution. Thats why we are launching the PH Screenwash Tablet to support our Automotive and Retail sectors.