Helping Businesses in the M62 corridor comply with Packaging Regulations

The Green Business Network has established PENNINE-PACK, a packaging compliance scheme registered under the Producer Responsibility Obligation (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2005.

The scheme assists companies along the M62 corridor (between Liverpool and Hull), and surrounding areas to comply with the regulations. The strategy of PENNINE-PACK is to establish locally based recycling schemes utilising members' subscriptions and fees for this purpose, in preference to exporting packaging waste to developing countries.

This investment into increasing the UK's recycling capacity follows the spirit of the regulations and is in the long-term interest of UK businesses.

As part of the service the GBN is able to offer members assistance in gathering data as well as waste minimisation initiatives.

PENNINE-PACK gives members the opportunity to become further involved in GBN projects, enabling them to demonstrate corporate social responsibility. For example, Brook Crompton, HBOS, Lynwood Group and Interface Europe Ltd, all members of the compliance scheme, were able to help with the Cardboard to Caviar to Furniture (to Poland) scheme, which enabled three lorry loads full of furniture, tools, carpet tiles and soap to be transported to a homeless project in Cieszyn, Poland. For more on this story, please see our October News page from 2003. Another compliance scheme member, Sia Fibrial provided material to be used in the biological filtration system for the fish tanks at the ABLE project.

Information for new (and existing) members

If you are interested in becoming a member of Pennine-Pack, it may be useful to read our Executive Summary and our Terms and Conditions.

Existing members can access the 2007 data sheet here.

The 2007 registration form can now be accessed here.

The new regulations can be accessed here http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2005/20053468.htm

DEFRA have produced new guidance to assist companies to comply

http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/topics/packaging/pdf/packagewaste06.pdf

The Environment Agency also have guidance and useful information about the regulations:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/444304/444641/595811/136872/?version=1&lang=_e

For more information please contact the Pennine-Pack Project Officer, on 01422 316661.