Support, advice and practical help to achieve compliance with theProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

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Achieving and maintaining compliance with the packaging regulations is a di�cult task due to the complexity of the legislation compounded by the frequency of change.

Failure to comply with the packaging regulations can result in enforcement action with signi�cant cost and PR implications.

Synergy Compliance can provide expert advice and practical help and assistance to achieve compliance with the regulations in the UK.

Synergy Compliance was formed to provide expert advice and practical assistance for obligated companies to comply with the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations.

These regulations require certain companies in the UK to recycle a proportion of

their packaging and provide evidence to the relevant authority (the Environment Agency (EA) if your place of business is in England or Wales, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) if your place of business is in Scotland or

the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) if your place of business is in

Northern Ireland) each year. Companies can either undertake the following tasks

themselves:

• Calculate their obligation.

• Produce an operational plan and submit to the EA, SEPA or NIEA.

• Register directly with the EA, SEPA or NIEA.

• Obtain the correct type and quantity of Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) as

evidence of recycling of packaging waste.

• Submit a certificate of compliance to the EA, SEPA or NIEA.

Or they can join an approved

compliance scheme such as Synergy Compliance who will provide:

• Expert advice and practical support and assistance;

• Onsite support and assistance with EA, SEPA or NIEA audits;

• Administer the registration of company and subsidiary company details

together with packaging data by the appropriate deadlines;

• Source and acquire the correct type and quantity of PRNs at cost-effective rates

on behalf of members;

• Supply annual Certificates of Membership and Certificates of Compliance

which satisfy the requirements of external environmental auditors.

• Registration for the Green Dot trademark;

• In addition, members are covered by the scheme’s Operational Plan, Consumer

Information Obligation and End of Year Return.

If you require help, advice or assistance with any aspect of these regulations please do not hesitate to contact Synergy Compliance for professional, helpful and friendly advice.

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Support, advice and practical help to achieve compliance with theProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

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1 Does your company or group of companies handle in excess of 50 tonnes of packaging per year?

2 Does your company or group of companies have a turnover in excess of £2 million per year?

3 Does your company or group of companies carry out one or more of the following packaging activities?

- Manufacture raw materials that are used to produce packaging.

- Convert raw materials into packaging.

- Pack/�ll packaging with products.

- Sell packaging to the end user of the product who will discard the packaging.

- Import empty packaging for pack/�lling with products.

- Import packaging to sell onto the UK market.

- Import products for your own use and you will discard the packaging.

4 Does your company or group of companies have legal ownership of the packaging?

If you answered yes to the above questions then you may have a requirement to register for Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations.

What to do next?Please contact Synergy Compliance on 0191 512 6677 to obtain free advice on how we can help your company to comply with this complex area of legislation.

Documents explaining the regulations are available for download from the Synergy Compliance web site: www.synergycompliance.co.uk

Find out if your company needs to be compliantThe following questions will enable you to determine if your organisation is required to register as an obligated producer under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007.

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Support, advice and practical help to achieve compliance with theProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

www.synergycompliance.co.uk0191 512 6677

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Recycling Symbol AdviceShown below are the various recycling symbols with advice on their use and recycling recommendations. The appropriate symbols should appear on all packaging.

GlassPlease put this in a bottle bank.

AluminiumRecyclable aluminium.

SteelRecyclable Steel

Mobius LoopThis is capable of being recycled.

Mobius Loop with PercentageThis contains x% of recycled material. However, use of this symbol is voluntary. Some goods contain recycled material but do not carry this symbol. Recycled content does not mean it is necessarily better for the environment and it is often inappropriate, particularly for packaging used for food, toiletries and cosmetics.

Green DotThe Green Dot is a symbol used in mainland Europe to fund systems for recycling packaging materials. In the UK it is not a recycling symbol at all but a trade-marked device requiring the payment of a licence fee. Many companies have universal packaging so that the Green Dot may be applied to their packaging to comply with the European requirements without realising that this use in the UK triggers a licence fee payable to the trade-mark holder. Synergy Compliance is licensed in the UK to provide this service to our members.

TidymanDispose of this carefully and thoughtfully. Do not litter.

PlasticsThis identi�es the type of plastic.

Polyethylene Terepthalate

High Density Polyethylene

PVC

Low Density Polyethylene

Polypropylene

Polystyrene

All other resins and multi-materials

For more information please call us on 0191 512 6677 or visit our web site:www.synergycompliance.co.uk

Support, advice and practical help to achieve compliance with theProducer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

Environmental consultancy service for all aspects of Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

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Environmental and waste management issues

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Providing compliance for producersregistering under the

Waste Electrical and ElectronicEquipment Regulations (WEEE).

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Secure services for Small and Medium Enterprises:• Secure document storage• Secure shredding• Secure storage of equipment and components• Small office recycling services

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Our group of companies provide integrated environmental consultancy, compliance and practical

help with packaging, waste and WEEE regulations, document management and recycling services.

Integrated Environmental Services

In seeking to minimise harmful environmental impacts associated with our activities we shall:

As a minimum standard, seek to comply with all applicable environmental legislation and other requirements.

Strive to prevent pollution by proper treatment and management of wastes arising from our activities and services, whether they are discharged to air, land or water.

Manage natural resource use associated with our products, activities and services in such a manner to minimise unnecessary or avoidable consumption and waste.

Where practicable, will work with clients to reduce their environmental impact.

Company Travel

Our company is committed to reducing business miles by e�cient use of telecommunications - for example, conference calls and emails. Fuel economy is a major consideration with regard to our company vehicles. When business travel is absolutely necessary, we co-ordinate our journeys to ensure the maximum number of business visits to miles travelled. Additionally, we regularly grant short notice appointments to visit our o�ces, assisting our clients in maximising their business travel. Whenever appropriate, preference is given to rail travel. We also regularly attend networking events which successfully maximises the ratio of people seen to miles travelled.

O�ce Material use

We are very committed to the policy of:

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle

In choosing o�ce stationery, strong consideration is given to its source and its recyclability. With paper products we opt for FSC approved and recycled products wherever appropriate. Where possible we reduce the need to print documents by emailing and providing downloadable PDFs from our website. Where printing documents is absolutely necessary it is our company policy to o�set this process by planting native broad leaved trees through the environmental initiative, Tree Appeal. Our commitment to Tree Appeal is to plant trees in school grounds where we not only sponsor the growing of trees but the growing of young minds.

O�ce Recycling

We have a 100% recycling policy, whereby all of our paper and cardboard is sorted and securely shredded on site. When we acquire suitable quantities of shredded paper we dispatch to the appropriate recycling centres.

Our commitment to tree planting

We seek to make a positive contribution to the environment, natural habitats and biodiversity through our partnership with Tree Appeal. Tree Appeal plants trees to promote biodiversity, create habitats and improve the environment for people. The trees are sponsored by environmentally responsible businesses like Rocolo that want to make a positive contribution.

Through Tree Appeal's Trees for Schools initiative, many of these trees are planted in the grounds of schools throughout the UK, usually by the children themsleves. This helps create woodland habitat, increases biodiversity and, most importantly, provides an excellent learning resource - planting the trees, watching them grow, seeing how wildlife is encouraged, charting the changing seasons and weather.

This document is communicated to all employees and relevant parties and is made available to the public. It shall be the responsibility of everybody in the company to ensure that the policy is applied at all times.

Vicki Peck, Director Peter Thompson, Compliance Director

Environmental Statement

We recognise that, like all organisations, the group’s activities and services have an impact on the environment. We are committed to managing our activities and services in a responsible and e�ective way. We shall also continually endeavour to improve our environmental performance where practicable, in line with other business objectives by regularly setting documented environmental objectives and targets.

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Trees are the longest-lived organisms in the world. They provide homes and food for innumerable species of birds, mammals and insects. By planting trees today we are ensuring the survival of species threatened by habitat loss, maintaining the ecosystems on which our lives depend and safeguarding our ecological heritage for future generations.

Tree Appeal plants trees to promote biodiversity, create habitats and improve the environment for people. The trees are sponsored by environmentally responsible businesses that want to make a positive contribution and reduce their Ecological Footprint.

Through Tree Appeal's Trees for Schools initiative, many of these trees are planted in the grounds of schools throughout the UK, usually by the children themselves. Trees for Schools is designed to encourage schools to make the most of their grounds by planting trees. This helps create woodland habitat, increases biodiversity and, most importantly, provides an excellent learning resource - planting the trees, watching them grow, seeing how wildlife is encouraged, charting the changing seasons and weather. Our team had the opportunity to assist Professor David Bellamy with the hands-on planting of several hundred of our sponsored trees, which you can see in these pictures.

Our commitment to tree planting

We recognise that, like all organisations, the group’s activities and services have an impact on the environment. We are committed to managing our activities and services in a responsible and e�ective way. We shall also continually endeavour to improve our environmental performance where practicable, in line with other business objectives by regularly setting documented environmental objectives and targets.

Like all organisations, we recognise that our companies' activities and services have an impact on the environment. In order to o�set our companies’ combined ecological footprints, which includes our print production, we are committed to making a positive and very long-term contribution to our planet by sponsoring Tree Appeal. By planting native broad leaved trees we promote biodiversity, create habitats and improve our environment for this and future generations.

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of our business activities

A greener world anda better life for all

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