Latvia’s New Plastic Tax: A Push Towards Sustainability
by Alena Zein at 15:02 in Circular Economy, Packaging, Environmental under Environmental
Latvia has amended its Natural Resource Tax by establishing a tax on plastics that are typically not recycled in Latvia. Starting from 1st October 2024, any taxable person responsible for packaging made entirely or partially of non-recyclable plastic (polymeric) materials will be subject to this tax. The tax was introduced in response to the European Uni...