United Kingdom: Household packaging redefined in updated EPR regulations

Non-household packaging redefined

Industry concerns were raised about the ambiguity between the classification of household and non-household packaging waste for EPR data reporting. In response, DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) has clarified when producers are to class primary and shipment packaging as non-household packaging, namely in the following circumstances:

• You supply it to a business or public institution which is either the end user of the goods contained in the packaging, or an organization that supplies the goods to an end user with all of the packaging removed.
• You supply packaging for a product designed only for use by a business or a public institution, and the packaging is not reasonably likely to be disposed of in a household bin or a public bin.
• You are an importer and import packaging into the UK which you discard without supplying it to anyone in the UK

EPR packaging fees deferred

EPR packaging fees have been deferred for a year. Producers will not have to pay any EPR fees for packaging in 2024. However, producers must still follow this guidance and report packaging data for 2023.

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Source: GOV.UK