EPR registration system delayed

At a recent meeting of the packaging Compliance Scheme Engagement Group, Defra announced a delayed timetable for implementation of the new EPR registration system (known as RPD) for Schemes and Direct Registrants although to date, there has been no public announcement...

Latest Defra EPR Business Readiness Forum update

Emailed 2/6/23 COLLECTION AND PACKAGING REFORMS NEWSLETTER In this edition (2 June 2023):  Business Readiness Forum summary and future dates  UK Gov response to Scottish DRS EPR online packaging methodology guidance  EPR Modulated Fees Business Readiness Forum and...

Non-WEEE cable now classed as hazardous

The EA has published a Regulatory Position Statement 276 effectively now classing non-WEEE cable as hazardous. The full text of the email received on this is below although it is not know how widely this email was distributed. But any business that receives non-WEEE...

EA publish EPR Technical Interpretations document

Key guidance for those involved in the current packaging regulations has always been the Agencies’ ‘Technical Interpretations and Agreed Positions’ document. This has provided users with practical interpretations of the regulations and the way that...