Tiptree jam maker Wilkin and Sons said the Government’s new tax on glass is likely to cost them an additional £1million.
The Government is introducing a net zero tax on packaging from April which would make manufacturers responsible for the cost of recycling their products.
This scheme would be based on weight which affects heavier packaging such as glass.
Wilkin and Sons, the manufacturer of Tiptree jams and marmalades which received a Royal Warrant from King Charles in December, says the increase is a major concern to them.
Managing director Chris Newenham said: “The tax is a concern and likely to cost us in the region of an additional £1million per year. “Broadly the proposed tax on glass is £250 per tonne and for plastic is £500 per tonne but the equivalent plastic jar weighs seven times lighter than glass so the tax per jar on glass is 3.5 times that of plastic. This seems counter intuitive to what the Government may have wanted to achieve.”
Mr Newenham said the costs would not be passed on to consumers.
British Glass, a representative body for the UK glass industry, said the new tax will leave brands no choice but to use less recyclable materials such as plastic.
The UK glass sector’s recycling rate is 74.2 per cent – higher than plastic’s 52.5 per cent rate - and glass can be recycled 100 per cent when melted down.
My thoughts are as follows and it doesn't take a lot to work out.
Who even thinks these things through before implementing them, I would like to think that most people know glass weighs more than plastic and the big concern is that too much plastic packaging is currently being used. So to incentivise less plastic use they make it cheaper than something that can be 100% recycled when melted down.
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The Government is introducing a net zero tax on packaging from April which would make manufacturers responsible for the cost of recycling their products.
This scheme would be based on weight which affects heavier packaging such as glass.
Wilkin and Sons, the manufacturer of Tiptree jams and marmalades which received a Royal Warrant from King Charles in December, says the increase is a major concern to them.
Managing director Chris Newenham said: “The tax is a concern and likely to cost us in the region of an additional £1million per year.
“Broadly the proposed tax on glass is £250 per tonne and for plastic is £500 per tonne but the equivalent plastic jar weighs seven times lighter than glass so the tax per jar on glass is 3.5 times that of plastic. This seems counter intuitive to what the Government may have wanted to achieve.”
Mr Newenham said the costs would not be passed on to consumers.
British Glass, a representative body for the UK glass industry, said the new tax will leave brands no choice but to use less recyclable materials such as plastic.
The UK glass sector’s recycling rate is 74.2 per cent – higher than plastic’s 52.5 per cent rate - and glass can be recycled 100 per cent when melted down.
My thoughts are as follows and it doesn't take a lot to work out.
Who even thinks these things through before implementing them, I would like to think that most people know glass weighs more than plastic and the big concern is that too much plastic packaging is currently being used. So to incentivise less plastic use they make it cheaper than something that can be 100% recycled when melted down.