Party Pieces, the party planning company run by Michael and Carole Middleton, parents of the Duchess of Cambridge, has donated £12,650 to the Woodland Trust as part of a civil sanction agreed with the Environment Agency. The generous donation came after it was found that the company had not been complying with the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations SI 2007/871.
Despite being eligible, the company had not registered under those Regulations. However, rather than going to court and paying a fine, the company volunteered to make a donation to Woodland Trust; a move known as an enforcement undertaking.
An Environment Agency spokesperson said, "Party Pieces was not complying with Packaging Waste Regulations, however they have since changed the way they operate and volunteered a donation of £12,600 to the Woodland Trust. The donation was made in accordance with civil sanctions, which are a proportionate and cost-effective way for businesses to make amends for less serious environmental offences."
The company is now reported to be fully compliant with the Regulations.
