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Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
A guide to documenting how you’ve collected your packaging data, known as your ‘methodology’. Online marketplaces affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging must submit a methodology. This is also recommended for all producers as part of their ways...
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Advice for Retailers and Producers
How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
This guidance explains how to report organisation details for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. This is a legal obligation for organisations that are affected by EPR for packaging.
Seeking views on changing the laws on batteries and packaging waste. Also a call for evidence on recycling of plastics and household waste.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
Environment Agency regulatory position on reporting requirements, under the EPR Packaging waste Data Regulations, for large producers and compliance schemes.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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