WRAP responds - Extended producer responsibility for packaging illustrative base fees

Today, Defra published information on initial illustrative base fees for the first year of EPR for packaging. 

Claire Shrewsbury, Director Insights and Innovation WRAP said, “An EPR scheme for packaging is essential to better manage the enormous range of materials used in packaging, a large proportion of which become waste. It will play a pivotal role in shifting to a circular economy, and a zero-waste world. We welcome the clarity that the publication of these illustrative fees gives to businesses. Now, businesses can better plan their packaging with a greater focus of designing out waste. Of course, EPR needs to be part of a holistic approach to packaging – even removing it in the case of fresh uncut fruit and vegetables. We hope to see retailers and brands embrace other environmentally positive initiatives, such as mainstreaming refill and reuse models, as they adjust to the EPR scheme.”

Notes to Editor

  • WRAP is an international environmental NGO working around the globe to tackle the causes of the climate crisis and give the planet a sustainable future. We believe that our natural resources should not be wasted and that everything we use should be re-used and recycled. We bring together and work with governments, businesses, and individuals to ensure that the world’s natural resources are used more sustainably. 
  • Our work includes: UK Plastics Pact, Courtauld Commitment 2030, Textiles 2030 and the campaigns Love Food Hate Waste and Recycle Now. We run Food Waste Action Week and Recycle Week.  
  • WRAP has offices in the UK, the USA and Australia and works with partners in more than 40 countries. 

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