Valpak is calling on the UK government not to increase recovery targets for obligated companies next year, without taking a number of urgent steps. The call comes in response to recent indications from the government in its revised documents A Forward Look. The packaging regulations have set down interim targets each year since 1998 in order to enable the UK to get from 30% recovery to 50% required by the EU in 2001. The recovery target for UK obligated businesses for Jan-Dec 2001 was expected to be 52% to meet the targets set out in the EU directive. "The Government has indicated that a recovery target approaching 60% is being considered for next year. Clearly, targets must be demanding but they also need to be achievable. To build in excessive correction for potential shortfall at this late stage is not the best way forward," said J Turner, CE of Valpak. (whole item)
