Extended producer responsibility for packaging: local authority payment calculations 2025 to 2026
Find out the methodology and procedure used to calculate extended producer responsibility (EPR) payments to local authorities for 2025 to 2026 (year 1).
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This guidance explains how payments to local authorities under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging have been calculated for 2025 to 2026 (year 1).
Updates to this page
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Updates to the local authority payment values for the 4 nations for 2025 to 2026 under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. Year 2 methodology moved into its own section of GOV.UK to make it simpler for people to find what they're looking for.
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Worked examples updated from PDF to HTML in Welsh and English.
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Amended to represent changes for Wales in January 2026.
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The methodology and procedure for calculating Year 2 (2026 to 2027) payments has been added to this page.
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Guidance document (and Welsh translated version) added to show local authority payments and material base fees: breakdown of costs and tonnages.
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Adding anticipated payment values for local authorities
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Annex B updated to show correct local authority groupings.
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Guidance and annexes have been updated to show the methodology and data used to calculate local authority payments for 2025 to 2026.
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First published.