{"id":10268,"date":"2022-03-25T12:08:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcion.com\/?p=10268"},"modified":"2022-03-25T12:08:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:08:53","slug":"the-impact-of-the-new-law-and-plastic-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alcion.com\/en\/the-impact-of-the-new-law-and-plastic-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s see the impact of the new Law and Plastic Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Law on Plastic waste and the <\/span>Plastic<\/b> Taxes<\/b><\/a> derived from it are imminent.\u00a0 Although in Spain its application is delayed until 2023, its impact is already becoming noticeable, not only in Spanish territory but also in different countries of the European Union, since the manufacturers of plastic products have been working months, if not years, to adapt to the new scenario that arises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out about the national and international repercussions. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is the new Waste And Plastic Taxes Act?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The<\/span> plastic tax<\/b> has now become one of the greatest challenges for businesses across Europe, as new\u00a0 Plastic Waste legislation <\/a><\/span>and its\u00a0 Plastic<\/b> Taxes<\/b> have begun to generate impactful effects.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

While any limitation on the use of potentially polluting materials, whatever their origin, always constitutes an excellent initiative in any society to <\/span>protect the environment<\/span> and reduce the obvious pollution we live, it is also\u00a0 true that an exhaustive analysis of other aspects that are required,\u00a0 make the impact truly positive.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Although the various Community directives that have appeared in recent years explicitly do not create a European tax on plastics, it is true that the most recent ones encourage the\u00a0 Member States to introduce a new category based on \"green\" contributions into their national policies, with a considerable impact on tax collection.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The transposition of the entire chain of directives into Spanish legislation gets the Spanish government to propose its<\/span> Draft Law on Waste and Contaminated Soils<\/b> by creating two new \"green\" taxes: the <\/span>tax on non-reusable plastic packaging<\/a> and the tax on the deposit of waste<\/b> in landfills and incineration.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Around this new political configuration of taxes on <\/span>plastic packaging<\/span>, a great controversy has been generated: Are the regional measures of the European Union enough to balance the sustainable economy that the Union seeks ?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Faced with the increasingly accelerated climate devastation that we see on a daily basis, the <\/span>homogeneous implementation of clear policies in all territories and the incorporation of other factors that manage to reduce pollution<\/b>, seem to be the promising path for realistic effectiveness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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-<\/span><\/i>Recommended reading:<\/i><\/b> Advantages of recycling plastic packaging<\/span><\/i><\/a>-<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Measures taken in the plastic tax law by some countries<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The<\/span> tax on single-use plastics<\/b> has impacted different EU countries, which have taken concrete measures in this regard.<\/span><\/p>\n

> Tax on plastic packaging in Spain<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Spain, the regulation introduces, for the first time, limitations on the commercialization of single-use plastics, that is, plastics that cannot be reused. The goal is the reduction of this material, expecting that in 2026 it will be 50% and 70% in 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those products on which the law directly impacts in the first instance are: glasses, lids, food containers, cutlery, cotton buds, straws, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The basic intention of the regulation is to avoid the generation of waste that constitutes a problem in environmental policies worldwide due to the great pollution they produce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this way, the bill marks a calendar to prevent the high generation of waste in Spain, seeking to<\/span> reduce the weight of waste by 13% by 2025 and by 15% by 2030<\/b>, compared to those produced in 2010.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The standard includes a tax on landfilling, incineration and co-incineration of waste. Proper waste management is essential to reduce waste and avoid environmental pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also foresees the implementation of <\/span>new separate collections of domestic waste, textiles, among others,<\/b> which promote recycling and the reduction of large amounts of waste.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Tax on non-reusable plastic packaging<\/a>, which will be transferred to the Autonomous Communities in Spain, will be indirect and will affect the manufacture, import or purchase within the EU of non-reusable plastic packaging destined for the Spanish market.\u00a0 It will be applied to both empty and full containers, including also semi-finished products (such as preforms, thermoplastic sheets and others that require one or more phases of subsequent transformation to be used as packaging), as well as those intended to allow closure (caps and others).<\/span><\/p>\n

The taxable amount is constituted by the quantity of non-recycled plastic<\/a>, in kilograms, contained in the packaging and the\u00a0 impositive type\u00a0 will be 0.45 euros per kilogram of plastic, which exempt from this tax exports and intra-Community supplies in addition to other exemptions related to the use to which\u00a0 said packaging is going to be destined (medicines,\u00a0 etc)<\/span><\/p>\n

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-<\/span><\/i>Discover<\/i><\/b>: <\/span><\/i>Know the keys and advances of sustainable plastic packaging<\/span><\/i><\/a>-<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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> Measures taken in the United Kingdom<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The United Kingdom, as a member of the EU in 2015, already implemented the tax on plastic bags, achieving a 95% reduction in their consumption in supermarkets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On April 1, 2022, already away from the EU, the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will come into force.\u00a0 The tax will be charged at a rate of \u00a3200 per metric tonne of plastic if the proportion of recycled plastic contained in the packaging is less than 30% of its total weight. The goal is to make 100%\u00a0 plastics recyclable by 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

The plastic packaging tax will apply to plastic packaging manufactured or imported into the UK, where plastics used in the manufacture of the packaging are recycled at less than 30%. It appears to be assumed that plastic packaging does not meet the recycled content test unless you can prove otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, this new \u00a0 UK<\/span> Plastics Tax <\/b>\u00a0Act encourages a <\/span>levy on plastics that do not include a minimum of<\/b> 30% recycled material<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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-<\/span><\/i>You may be interested in:<\/i><\/b> Types of recyclable plastic packaging<\/span><\/i><\/a>-<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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> Measures taken in France<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On February 10, 2020, France published its \"Loi relative \u00e0 la lutte contre le gaspillage et \u00e0 l'\u00e9conomie circulaire\", known as the AGEC Law. This law aims to act in favor of the environment through several measures: the reduction of waste, the promotion of the recycling of goods (circular economy), the reduction \/ elimination of plastics, the extension of the life of consumer goods to reduce CO2 emissions and preserve biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, the law aims to achieve the goal of 100% recycled plastic by 2025 and achieve zero disposable plastic by 2040.<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in April 2021 the so-called Decree of the 3Rs, comes to specify the details of the objectives of the Law:<\/span><\/p>\n