The Packaging Cycle

t2e's position in the PRN market

t2e is niether a compliance scheme nor a broker, but the UK's leading online trading platform for PRNs with the largest collective of buyers and sellers in the UK.

 

 

Business Targets under the Producer Responsibility (Packaging Waste) Regulations expressed as a % of tonnes supplied within the UK
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Targets (%)
Overall Recovery		 38 43 45 56 59 59 63 65 66 67 72 73 74
of which:
General Recycling 		50 50 50 50 50 50 94 94 92 92 92 92 92
within which:
Material Specific		                          
Paper 7 10 13 18 19 19 65 66 66.5 67 67.5 68 68.5
Glass 49 55 65 69.5 78 80 81
Aluminium 26 28 29 31 35 38 40
Steel 52.5 55 56 57.5 68 68.5 69
Plastic 21.5 22 23 24 26 27 29
Wood No Material Specific Target 18 19 19.5 20 20.5 21 22

Note:

In 2001 the targets in Northern Ireland were 52% Recovery of which 50% were General Recycling within which the material specific targets were 16%.