Defra and Environment Agency Update Guidance on Collection of Packaging EPR Data

There was updated guidance on 17 February from Defra and the Environment Agency about what packaging EPR data needs to be collected.

The guidance outlines what data packaging producers need to collect and report to comply with EPR.

There are minor amendments for clarity and the update includes:

• The reusable packaging section now explicitly states that reusable packaging must be reported twice.
• The hired or loaned section clarifies that it is the service provider who must report, not the person hiring or borrowing.
• The plastic subtypes section adds household drinks containers to the list of packaging types requiring a rigid and flexible split.
• The tertiary packaging definition has been corrected.
• The shipment packaging definition covers all tertiary packaging supplied to consumers, not just online or mail order.
• The section on packaging already supplied by another producer has been rewritten, using “supplied” rather than “reported” as the legal trigger.

The full guidance can be viewed here.