Who needs to take action?
The regulations will apply to all UK organisations that handle and supply packaging.
You must take action to comply if all the following apply:
- You’re an individual business, subsidiary or group (but not a charity)
- You have an annual turnover of £1 million or more (based on your most recent annual accounts)
- You’re responsible for over 25 tonnes of packaging in a calendar year (January to December)
- You carry out any of the packaging activities listed
What do you need to know?
Under the new regulations, you may need to:
- Collect and submit data on the packaging you handle and supply
- Pay a waste management fee
- Buy packaging waste recycling notes (PRNs) or packaging waste export recycling notes (PERNs) to meet your recycling obligations
The steps you must take to comply with the regulations will depend on whether you are classed as a ‘small’ or ‘large’ organisation. This is based on:
- Your annual turnover
- How much packaging you handle and supply each year
If you sell packaged goods or empty packaging in the UK, you may also need to submit ‘nation data’. This is information about which country in the UK your packaging has been sold, hired or loaned in.
For further guidance on how to prepare for EPR please click here.
I will continue to update members as more information becomes available as to the operation of the EPR system. If you have any queries in the meantime then please let me know.