Organisation
Valpak is a collaborative industry body through which businesses work together to achieve the recovery and recycling of packaging waste. Valpak was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 5 March 1997 and became a registered compliance scheme under the regulations at the end of August 1997. Membership is open to all types of obligated companies including manufacturers, converters, packer/fillers, sellers and also all sectors of industry. It aims to take the pressure away from businesses that would find it difficult and time consuming to comply with any legislation on an individual basis. It is still the largest compliance scheme.
As members of a compliance scheme, companies hand over the legal responsibility for the current year's compliance. However, under the regulations they can still be prosecuted for late registration or non-compliance if they have not registered in previous years.
The 2001 targets for recovery and recycling were:
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Overall Recovery |
Overall Recycling |
Individual Material Recycling |
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Glass |
Paper |
Metals* |
Plastic |
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2001 |
50% |
25% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
* Aluminium and Steel
