DEFRA published a 12-week consultation on allowing a mass balance approach for calculating the recycled content in packaging made from chemically recycled plastic waste for the purposes of the Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).

This consultation explores the case for allowing a mass balance approach, the different mass balance models, and the use of certification schemes to track recycled content through the plastics value chain.

This consultation will be open for responses until 10 October 2023. You can access the consultation document and the response form here.