Regulation 4 Plastic packaging component: substances other than plasticI1

United Kingdom

For the purposes of section 48(3) of the Act (meaning of “plastic packaging component”)^f1, the single substances other than plastic^f2 are—

(a)

aluminium;

(b)

steel;

(c)

any metal not within paragraphs (a) or (b);

(d)

glass;

(e)

paper and cardboard;

(f)

wood; or

(g)

any non-metal not within paragraphs (d) to (f).

Annotations

f1: Section 48(3) of the Act provides that a “plastic packaging component” is a packaging component that contains more plastic, when measured by weight, than any other single substance listed in regulation 4.
f2: “Plastic” is to be construed in accordance with section 49 of the Act. The term “plastic” includes “recycled plastic”.