Guidance

EPR for packaging: how local authority payments are calculated

Find out the methodology and procedure used to calculate payments to local authorities for Year 1 (2025 to 2026) and Year 2 (2026 to 2027).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 December 2024
• Last updated: 5 November 2025 — See all updates

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Methodology and procedure for calculating Year 1 (2025 to 2026) payments

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Y fethodoleg a’r weithdrefn ar gyfer cyfrifo taliadau Cyfrifoldeb Estynedig Cynhyrchwyr dros becynwaith ar gyfer 2025 i 2026

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Methodology and procedure for calculating Year 2 (2026 to 2027) payments

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Y fethodoleg a’r weithdrefn ar gyfer cyfrifo taliadau 2026 i 2027

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Annex A: Summary of data inputs

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Annex B: Local authority groupings (updated 14 July 2025)

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Annex C: LAPCAP alignment of WRAP's bulk density figures with Defra's material categories

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Annex D: Summary of requirements for a standard model in the regulations

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Annex E: Sampled LA cost data - data collection

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Glossary of Terms

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Local authority payments and material base fees: breakdown of costs and tonnages

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Taliadau’r awdurdodau lleol a ffioedd sylfaenol y deunyddiau: dadansoddiad o gostau a thunelleddau

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Calculating LA payments: worked examples

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Enghreifftiau Ymarferol LAPCAP

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Local Authority payment values: England

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Local Authority payment values: Scotland

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Local Authority payment values: Wales

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Local authority payment values: Northern Ireland

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Cyfanswm Taliadau Awdurdodau Lleol

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Details

This guidance explains how payments to local authorities (LAs) under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging have been calculated for:

• Year 1 (2025 to 2026)
• Year 2 (2026 to 2027)

Published 20 December 2024

Last updated 5 November 2025 + show all updates

1. 5 November 2025

   The methodology and procedure for calculating Year 2 (2026 to 2027) payments has been added to this page.

2. 7 August 2025

   Guidance document (and Welsh translated version) added to show local authority payments and material base fees: breakdown of costs and tonnages.

3. 26 July 2025

   Adding anticipated payment values for local authorities

4. 14 July 2025

   Annex B updated to show correct local authority groupings.

5. 10 July 2025

   Guidance and annexes have been updated to show the methodology and data used to calculate local authority payments for 2025 to 2026.

6. 20 December 2024

   First published.