Don’t miss your chance to arm yourself with the latest insight and most up-to-date information on the UK and European Extended Producer Responsibility regulations. Register for the Products of Change Packaging Workstream special webinar, taking place at 4.00pm today.
Products of Change members can register to attend the meeting here.
The LEGO Group and Carousel Calendars will be joining Products of Change this afternoon for a special Packaging Workstream meeting diving into the latest insight and information on UK and European Extended Producer Responsibility laws.
This special webinar will be free for Products of Change Members to attend and will be led by POC’s ambassador for packaging and material innovation, Mike Swain.
Kicking off at 4pm, the session will take a deep dive into the latest and most up-to-date information on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) tax. The session will be joined by Josh Chaloner from the LEGO Group and Fay McDiarmid, systems and data manager at Carousel Calendars who will offer on-the-ground insight into handling the EPR rules, how to design packaging with EPR in mind, and the impacts that the incoming regulation will have on UK businesses.
Products of Change members can register to attend the meeting here.
UK and European Extended Producer Responsibility laws
In its most recent update on the matter, the UK government has laid out plans to introduce packaging EPR legislation in full force by January 1, 2025. Changes to the draft regulations now include new recycling targets for 2025 to 2030 as well as new provisions pertaining to the implementation of a Deposit Return Scheme in the UK.
EPR demands that producers report the amount of packaging they place on the market to be charged producer fees and pay local authorities for managing packaging waste. The reporting period has already come into effect. Producers are required to report the amount of packaging they place on the market for the period January to December 2024. This reporting will then be used to charge those producer fees for the management of packaging waste for the period.
Packaging producers are required to report their data by May 31 and may face enforcement if they do not comply.
A notification of the draft UK packaging EPR has now been sent to the EU and World Trade Organisation. The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has said this now brings the UK closer to meeting its commitment to introduce the legislation in full force by 2025.
Products of Change’s Packaging Workstream has been established to enable POC Members navigate the onslaught of regulation changes currently facing the business landscape, starting with EPR.
