Packaging Waste

EPR Implementation Delayed
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that the phased implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging…
The Environment Agency (EA) have recently released their monitoring plan for packaging producer responsibility that outlines what is to be expected in…
The Scottish Government has confirmed its plans for the introduction of a deposit return scheme for plastic drinks bottles, aluminium and steel…
DEFRA and HMRC have launched today (18th February) four consultations seeking views on how to implement some of the key principles outlined…
A group of politicians have expressed their support to phase out exports of packaging waste by the end of the next decade.…
Environmental Secretary Michael Gove has been asked to delay consultations around the Waste and Resource Strategy by 32 trade bodies representing the…
The Environment Agency said its officers will increase its monitoring activities for sites issuing packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs) in 2019. The…
The Wastepack Group is hosting a number of workshops across January 2019 to assist members with their packaging data submissions. The Data…