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The UK Government will cover a funding shortfall in the first year of packaging for Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR). This ensures Local…
Wastepack will be exhibiting at Packaging Innovations 2026, the UK’s leading event for forward thinking brands, manufacturers, and sustainability professionals. With the…
The UK Government has formally submitted draft amendments to the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations for Parliamentary approval. These revisions introduce…
The newly established UK Deposit Management Organisation (UK DMO) has been announced as the official operator of the UK’s forthcoming Deposit Return…
PackUK, the official scheme administrator for extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR), has officially launched today (21 January 2025). The development was…
Defra has announced that paper and cardboard must be collected separately under the forthcoming Simpler Recycling regulations, effective from March 2025. Councils…
On 6 November 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) held a key roundtable ahead of the final…
In its first Autumn Budget, the new Labour government introduced key policies for the waste and sustainability sectors. Notable announcements include adjustments…
The full Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) regulations were formally laid before Parliament on 24 October 2024. These regulations, available for…
A recent study has revealed that UK households produced a staggering 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste in 2023. Of this total,…
