Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (EPR), led by DEFRA and devolved administrations, shifts waste management costs to producers and is being reformed through changes to the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) system and modulated disposal fees. The scheme is active and includes emerging focus on PFAS contamination and polluter-pays principles for persistent chemicals.
PackUK’s approach to modulating packaging disposal fees under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme.
Post implementation review of the the Environmental Protection (Plastic Straws, Cotton Buds and Stirrers) (England) Regulations 2020.
In response to: UK joint policy statement on extended producer responsibility for packaging
In response to: UK joint policy statement on extended producer responsibility for packaging
A joint policy statement from Defra, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and DAERA in Northern Ireland on extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
The government's summary of a European Commission proposal to amend EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste.