On the 1st of April the UK government’s plastic packaging tax come into force. In a first-of-its-kind piece of legislation, plastic packaging that fails to meet a 30% threshold for recycled content will be subject to a £200 per tonne levy. It’s something A Plastic Planet has campaigned for since it began. While it is indeed a step in the right direction, questions loom on whether this tax goes far enough. Click here to read more.