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How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
An overview of the recyclability assessment methodology (RAM). Under extended producer responsibility for packaging, large producers must report the recyclability of some packaging materials
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
PackUK is the scheme administrator for the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) programme. We deliver on behalf of the four UK nations.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
If pharmacies wish to ‘pack down’ larger packs of a medicinal product, they need to follow these instructions
Form to apply for designation as a premises for grading and packing eggs.
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