
2023 No. 183
Environmental Protection
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023
Made 26 October 2023
Coming into operation 1 January 2024

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 50 of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Environment Act 2021 (“the Act”) and now vested in it.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these Regulations after consultation in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 4 to the Act and is satisfied as to the matters specified in paragraph 9(1) of that Schedule.
Citation and commencement

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These Regulations may be cited as the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 1st January 2024.
Amendment of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

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(1) The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 2 (recycling obligations)—
(a) for paragraph 5 substitute—“
5. 
The percentage which is prescribed as the recycling target “X” for the year 2024 is 80%.”;
(b) in paragraph 6, for Table 2 substitute—“

Table 2 Recycling Targets
Materials 2024
Glass 82
Plastic 61
Aluminium 69
Steel 87
Paper/Board 83
Wood 42”
(c) in paragraph 8 for “the year 2023.” substitute “the year 2024.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 26 October 2023.
Shane Doris
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
