Update
Following significant campaigning from UKHospitality, the Government has agreed to explore an alternative approach to EPR.
At a roundtable with Mary Creagh MP, the Defra minister responsible, it was agreed that the department would work with the sector to explore a solution to this issue, in line with proposals we put to them last year.
What is extended producer responsibility?
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) will place the full cost of dealing with packaging waste from households on packaging producers (applying the ‘polluter pays principle’).
It will hold producers responsible for the collection, sorting, recycling or disposal of their product packaging.
Introducing this new policy means businesses will be required to fund the total cost of managing their household product packaging from production to disposal.
Members can access information about who EPR applies to and their responsibilities
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