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CTPA would like to highlight that on 27 February 2025, the four nations published a joint policy statement on UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging, outlining the intended environmental outcomes of the policy and how they will be achieved.
The intended outcomes include:
- the use of environmentally sustainable packaging;
- the prevention of packaging becoming waste;
- an increase in the reuse of packaging, and in the quantity and quality of packaging materials recycled; and
- a reduction in the packaging material placed on the market.
The key measurables include:
- producer base fees and modulation;
- local authority efficient and effective management of packaging waste;
- public information campaigns; and
- measuring and reporting on progress.
The statement also confirms that the Scheme Administrator, PackUK, must publish a ‘Strategy’ no later than June 2025, as well as an ‘Operational Plan’ no later than 28 February each year, meeting the requirements detailed in Schedule 7 to The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.
The policy statement is available on GOV.UK.
