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Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
Guidance covering extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging for producers, reprocessors, exporters, compliance schemes, material facilities and other groups.
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
How regulators determine fit and proper person status when you apply for approval as a compliance scheme or accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter.
Details of how organisations who are responsible under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging register with the environmental regulators, and the registration fees.
How to apply for compliance scheme approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply.
Rules to follow if you put batteries, including batteries in vehicles or appliances, on the UK market for the first time.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, and for reprocessors and exporters to register and apply for accreditation.
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