Reverse Vending Machines fulfill your Pre-treatment obligations as they electronically identify, mechanically separate and reduce in size ( approximately 75% of original volume) and store your used beverage containers automatically segregating your recylates , prior to your waste going to landfill.

In the recent budget, the Chancellor announced that the landfill tax escalator, currently £3/tonne, would increase to £8/tonne each year from April 2008.

• This will mean that landfill tax will rise to £40 a tonne from 1st April 2009
• The Landfill Tax is then going to increase from £40 a tonne to  £48 a tonne  from 1st April 2010
• The Landfill Tax is then going to increase from £48 a tonne to £56 a tonne  from 1st April 2011

Recycling your waste will therefore not only meet the pre-treatment requirement, it will also help to minimise the impact of landfill tax.

The Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC)

The most important directive for many in the recycling and waste management sector is the The Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC)

Packaging & Packaging Waste

The EC Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste 94/62/EC seeks to reduce the impact of packaging and packaging waste on the environment, by introducing recovery and recycling targets for packaging waste, and by encouraging minimisation and reuse of packaging  UK Implementation of the Packaging Directive

Producer Responsibility

The packaging directive is just the first of a number of European "producer responsibility" directives.

Packaging Targets for 2004-08

New components to the UK business targets for packaging waste recovery are producers had to carry out a rising proportion of their recovery obligations through recycling rather than Energy from Waste. This means in 2004, 94% of a producer's obligation has to be acquired through material PRNs rather than Energy from Waste PRNs.

ISO 14001

Protection of the environment is one of society's key goals. Significant increases in environmental awareness and stricter environmental regulations have resulted in many organisations integrating environmental protection into their corporate management structure. Now, a proven effective organisational tool is available in the form of the internationally recognised standard, ISO 14001. ISO 14001 provides a framework for managing environmental responsibilities so they become more efficient and more integrated into overall business operations.

Duty of Care Regulations

Under the Duty of Care Regulations 1991 (the 1991 Regulations), parties transferring waste are required to complete and retain a "transfer note", containing a written description of that waste

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)   - Company reporting

The Government encourages companies to report on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performnce. The Government have issued guidance on environmental reporting and support other initiatives promoting company reporting including the Forge I & II guidance for the financial services sector and the ACCA environmental reporting awards

Directgov - widest range of government information and services online

For full details of Drivers and Legislation please email info@revend.co.uk

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