Managing controlled waste - code of practice: duty of care - island communities impact assessment

Footnotes

1 DEFRA, 2019. Consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system.

2 DEFRA, 2021. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging.

3 DEFRA, 2024. Consultation on the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.

4 The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

5 The Scottish Government, 2025. Duty of care: code of practice for managing controlled waste. Consultation.

6 The Scottish Government, 2022. Island communities impact assessments: guidance and toolkit.

7 The Scottish Government, 2021. UK packaging producer responsibility system reform: partial island communities screening assessment.

8 The Scottish Government, 2024. Packaging - extended producer responsibility: island communities impact assessment.

9 The Scottish Government, 2024. Circular Economy and Waste Route Map.

10 UNEP, 2019. Global resources outlook 2019: natural resources for the future we want.

11 The Scottish Government, 2025. Scotland’s Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030: Equality Impact Assessment – Results.

12 Defra, 2024. Official Statistics. UK statistics on waste

13 WRAP, 2025. Circular Films: Pathways to Scalable Recycling Executive Summary.

14 The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

15 The Separation of Waste (England) Regulations 2024

16 DEFRA, 2021. 2021 Packaging EPR Consultation UK IA (refer to P54 -61).

17 The Scottish Government, 2021. Reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA).

18 The Scottish Government, 2024. Packaging - extended producer responsibility: full business and regulatory impact assessment.

19 The Scottish Government, 2021. UK packaging producer responsibility system reform: partial island communities screening assessment.

20 The Scottish Government, 2024 Data and Stakeholders - Packaging - extended producer responsibility: island communities impact assessment

21 The Scottish Government, 2021 UK packaging producer responsibility system reform: partial equality impact assessment.

22 The Scottish Government, 2024. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Equality Impact Assessment.

23 WRAP, 2025. Circular Films: Pathways to Scalable Recycling Executive Summary.

24 Defra figure based on WRAP estimated business recycling rate of 43.3%, adjusted to reflect that there are some process losses (when materials go through MRFs), based on discussions with the industry.

25 WRAP, 2020. Quantifying the composition of municipal waste

26 CIPS, n.d. CIPS Content Intelligence Hub

27 The Scottish Government, 2021. UK packaging producer responsibility system reform: partial island communities screening assessment

28 The Scottish Government, 2024. Data and Stakeholders - Packaging - extended producer responsibility: island communities impact assessment

29 legislation.gov.uk, 2012. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012.

30 DEFRA, 2019. Consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system.

31 DEFRA, 2021. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging.

32 DEFRA, 2024. Consultation on the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.

33 The Scottish Government, 2025. Duty of care: code of practice for managing controlled waste. Consultation.