Posted: 05/03/2026
PackUK Outline Operational Plan for 2026 to 2027
This week PackUK officials shared their Operational Plan for 2026 to 2027.
It was confirmed that PackUK will publish the next iteration of the RAM (RAM 2027) by 1 July 2026.
PackUK outlined priorities for the financial year 2026 to 2027 are to:
- deliver the key outcomes in the UK joint policy statement on EPR for packaging
- set and collect producer base fees with modulation and the efficient and effective management of packaging waste for local authorities
- appoint a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) to resource and carry out several key functions on PackUK’s behalf
- develop PackUK’s 5-year strategy in collaboration with 4 nation government strategies
- deliver updated recyclability assessment methodology (RAM) in collaboration with industry and the RAM Technical Advisory Committee
- produce the annual report and all other reporting documents not mentioned in this plan
- deliver, test and ensure the quality of the EPR end-to-end service by collaborating with the multidisciplinary business areas, delivery teams and stakeholders, ensuring the necessary business processes are developed and followed and participating in the governance of the service
- implement a 4 nations governance framework for PackUK to oversee the operations of all PackUK activities, including the Four Nations Ministerial Steering Board, Scheme Administrator Executive Committee and Scheme Administrator Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (SA ARAC)
These bodies ensure an equal role for each of the 4 nations in PackUK decision-making. There have been 4 advisory bodies established to support PackUK’s Executive Committee in their decision making, the:
- Scheme Administrator Steering Group (SASG)
- Recyclability Assessment Methodology Technical Advisory Committee (RAM TAC)
- Efficiency and Effectiveness Technical Advisory Committee (E&E TAC)
- Communications and Behaviour Change Advisory Group (CBCAG)
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