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Defra Launches Pack UK at Empack 2025

Defra has created a scheme administrator PackUK to work with all four nations and alongside the Environment Agency to work on and develop the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme and systems. Large producers will have to submit their data by 1st April 2025 and pay...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

This legislation places increased accountability on product and packaging manufacturers, importers, and brand owners to reduce the environmental impacts of their products and packaging. These businesses must now financially contribute towards the costs associated with...

Plastic Packaging Tax

A new Plastic Packaging Tax will take effect from 1 April 2022 and will encourage the use of recycled plastic within plastic packaging. The tax will apply to plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into, the UK where the plastic used in its manufacture is less...

Busting Paper Myths in the EU

An extremely interesting article busting myths about perceptions of paper production and supply in Europe. For example European Forests are actually growing; only 13% of wood harvested is used in the paper industry and the recycling rate for European paper is over...