Packaging waste: prepare for extended producer responsibility

The way in which UK organisations responsible for packaging must carry out their recycling responsibilities is changing. 

If you are affected by the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging (including reforms to the Packaging Recycling Note (PRN) system), you need to start to collect the correct packaging data from 1 January 2023. 

Collection of your packaging data won’t become mandatory until March 2023, and you will need to start reporting this data from July 2023.

These regulations will apply to larger organisations that handle and supply packaging to businesses and consumers. This may also include products imported from outside the UK and online marketplaces. 

See: How to collect your packaging data for extended producer responsibility - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)