EPR

pEPR
The full Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) regulations were formally laid before Parliament on 24 October 2024. These regulations, available for…
packaging waste
A recent study has revealed that UK households produced a staggering 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023. Of this total,…
review
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced plans to undertake an internal regulatory review, spearheaded by economist Dan…
indicative payments
At the annual LARAC Conference on 9 October 2024, Margaret Bates, head of the scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility for packaging…
On 30 September 2024, Defra published the second version of the illustrative base fees for the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR).…
labelling
Defra has announced the removal of the mandatory labelling requirement from the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) statutory instrument. This requirement was intended…
pEPR Fees
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has released a document detailing the initial base fees for new Extended Producer…
packaging
While we await clarity on extended producer responsibility (EPR) in the upcoming years, significant policy developments have emerged in the past week,…
EPR Data
The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has emphasised its unwavering stance on the implementation of the extended producer…
ACP
Minutes released in June from the last Advisory Committee on Packaging (ACP) meeting held in February have provided insight into the non-compliance…