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.
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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. Another compliance scheme member, Sia Fibrial provided material to be used in the biological filtration system for the fish tanks at the ABLE project.
If you are interested in becoming a member of Pennine-Pack, please contact the Pennine-Pack Project Officer, on 01422 316661 or for more information see the dedicated Pennine-Pack website
