Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
Packaging waste: Time to prepare
for Extended Producer Responsibility.
The
way organisations responsible for packaging must carry out their recycling
responsibilities is changing.
If
you’re affected by the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for
packaging, you must take steps to collect the correct packaging data from 1
January 2023.
Who
needs to take action?
The
regulations will apply to all UK organisations that handle and supply
packaging.
You
must take action to comply if all the following apply:
- You’re
an individual business, subsidiary or group (but not a charity)
- You have
an annual turnover of £1 million or more (based on your most recent annual
accounts)
- You’re
responsible for over 25 tonnes of packaging in a calendar year (January to
December)
- You
carry out any of the packaging activities listed
What do you need to know?
Under
the new regulations, you may need to:
- Collect
and submit data on the packaging you handle and supply
- Pay a
waste management fee
- Buy
packaging waste recycling notes (PRNs) or packaging waste export recycling
notes (PERNs) to meet your recycling obligations
The
steps you must take to comply with the regulations will depend on whether you
are classed as a ‘small’ or ‘large’ organisation. This is based on:
- Your
annual turnover
- How much
packaging you handle and supply each year
If you
sell packaged goods or empty packaging in the UK, you may also need to submit
‘nation data’. This is information about which country in the UK your packaging
has been sold, hired or loaned in.
For
more information contact simon.mitchell@bpiflabels.org.uk