Reference
Industry links
Regulators, trade bodies and certification schemes at both ends of the corridor. All 24 are primary sources we use ourselves — none are sponsored links.
UK — regulation & official registers
The primary sources behind our UK obligations. The public register in particular lets you verify any waste carrier — including us — in about a minute.
- Environment AgencyThe regulator for waste carriers, brokers and dealers in England.gov.uk
- Public register — waste carriers, brokers & dealersSearch any company's registration and tier. Use it to check every counterparty you trade with.environment.data.gov.uk
- Importing and exporting waste (GOV.UK)The green-list / Annex VII procedure, notification rules and exporter duties.gov.uk
- Plastic Packaging Tax (HMRC)Registration thresholds and the 30% recycled-content exemption our batch declarations evidence.gov.uk
UK — trade bodies & market intelligence
Where UK material specifications, price benchmarks and policy debate actually happen.
- British Plastics Federation (BPF)The UK plastics industry trade association; technical and policy guidance.bpf.co.uk
- RECOUPPlastics recycling charity; the reference point for UK household plastics collection data.recoup.org
- The Recycling AssociationRepresents UK recyclers and exporters of recovered materials.therecyclingassociation.com
- Environmental Services Association (ESA)Trade body for the UK resource and waste management industry.esauk.org
- WRAPCircular-economy body behind the UK Plastics Pact and recycled-content guidance.wrap.ngo
- letsrecycle.comDaily UK recycling news and published material price indications.letsrecycle.com
Türkiye — regulation & official sources
Import licensing, quota and customs rules on the Turkish end — the ones that decide whether a container clears.
- T.C. Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği BakanlığıThe ministry behind Çevre İzin ve Lisans Belgesi and the plastics import regime.csb.gov.tr
- ÇED, İzin ve Denetim Genel MüdürlüğüEnvironmental permits and licensing — the directorate that issues ÇİLB.ced.csb.gov.tr
- T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı — İthalatImport communiqués, quotas and customs procedure for waste and polymers.ticaret.gov.tr
- Resmî GazeteOfficial gazette — where import communiqués are published, usually before the trade hears about them.resmigazete.gov.tr
Türkiye — trade bodies & statistics
The Turkish plastics sector's own institutions, plus the export and statistics bodies we quote figures from.
- PAGEVTurkish Plastics Industry Foundation — sector research, capacity and trade statistics.pagev.org
- PAGDERPlastics Industrialists' Association.pagder.org
- İKMİBIstanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters' Association — plastics sit under its remit.ikmib.org.tr
- TİM — Türkiye İhracatçılar MeclisiTurkish Exporters Assembly; monthly export figures by sector.tim.org.tr
- TÜİKTurkish Statistical Institute — official foreign trade and production data.tuik.gov.tr
- TOBBUnion of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye.tobb.org.tr
International standards & certification
The frameworks our documentation is built on — the Basel green list, and the recycled-content schemes buyers audit against.
- Basel ConventionThe treaty text and plastic-waste entries (B3011) behind Annex VII movements.basel.int
- RecyClassRecyclability and recycled-content traceability certification.recyclass.eu
- EuCertPlastEuropean certification for post-consumer plastic recyclers.eucertplast.eu
- Plastics Recyclers EuropeEuropean recyclers' association; quality standards and market data.plasticsrecyclers.eu
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