Packaging EPR Regulations ‘made’ into law
The Main packaging EPR Regulations have been ‘made’ and are now law.
Following the announcement of the Main Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) Regulations being laid in Parliament in October 2024, the Regulations have now completed their journey through the Parliamentary procedure, and on 11th of December 2024 have been ‘made’, meaning they are law.
This is a major milestone in the reform of the packaging waste regulations to a system of EPR, which we have been leading up to since the first Government consultation in 2019, with the aim of encouraging greater packaging recyclability and sustainability, supporting the transition to a circular economy in the UK.
With the Regulations now in law, this enables the provisions contained within to take effect and the pEPR scheme will become fully operational on 1st of January 2025. This means that producers will no longer have obligations under 2007 Packaging Waste Regulations from 2025.
The provisions within the Main pEPR Regulations that enable the pEPR Scheme Administrator are slightly earlier, and on the 12th of December 2024 the Scheme Administrator was appointed.
You can view the Main pEPR Regulations that have been made here: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.
Beyondly are here to support our members every step of the way during the pEPR reform, so if you have any questions or would like to share your thoughts with us, please get in touch with your account manager or drop a line to our team on packaging@beyond.ly