Clarity sought on 'reasonable steps' to acquire PRNs

摘要

The possibility that some compliance schemes or businesses may fail to acquire enough packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs) to cover their targets for this year has raised the question of whether any organisations could face prosecution by the Environment Agencies for failing to take "reasonable steps" to obtain PRNs. Under the packaging regulations, businesses handling packaging must take "reasonable steps" to recover and recycle enough packaging waste to meet their targets. In practice, this means acquiring PRNs or their export equivalent, PERNs.