DEFRA

The Environment Agency (EA) has updated its public records in line with the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules for packaging with…
FlexCollect Plastics
The Flexible Plastic Fund (FPF) unveiled its FlexCollect report at the UK Parliament this week (1 September 2025), with encouraging results for…
PackUK has announced the individuals selected to sit on three newly formed voluntary advisory groups. The bodies are designed to provide expert…
PackUK Packaging Base Fees
PackUK, formerly the Scheme Administrator, has officially published the final base fees for packaging producers under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system…
single-use vape
The UK-wide ban on single-use vapes is now less than two months away, with enforcement beginning on 1 June 2025. The legislation,…
circular economy
The Environment Secretary, Steve Reed, has delivered a speech outlining the next stages of moving towards a circular economy in the UK.…
PackUK Government
PackUK, the official scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), has officially launched today (21 January 2025). The development was…
simpler recycling
Defra has announced that paper and cardboard must be collected separately under the forthcoming Simpler Recycling regulations, effective from March 2025. Councils…
parliament
Draft legislation for England and Northern Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been laid before Parliament by Defra, marking a significant step…
Plastics Treaty Talks
On 6 November 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) held a key roundtable ahead of the final…