{"id":12382,"date":"2026-03-24T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12382"},"modified":"2026-03-24T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T04:00:25","slug":"uk-packaging-pro-appointed-to-deliver-packaging-epr-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=12382","title":{"rendered":"UK Packaging PRO\u202fappointed to deliver packaging EPR scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>UK Packaging PRO has been appointed as\u202fthe Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)\u202ffor the UK\u2019s packaging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/topics\/4241-extended-producer-responsibility-epr\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Extended Producer Responsibility<\/a> (pEPR) scheme, PackUK \u00a0announced\u202fMonday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/packuk\" id=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PackUK<\/a> is the scheme administrator for the UK\u2019s pEPR program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUK Packaging PRO is a producer-led organization\u202fcreated to help deliver one of the most significant environmental programs in a generation.\u202fpEPR will help drive the shift to more recyclable materials and reduce waste from going into the nation\u2019s landfills,\u201d PackUK said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>UK Packaging PRO has brought together\u202fmore than\u202f100 of the UK\u2019s largest brands, retailers and trade bodies, supported by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN), among\u202fothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA truly collaborative model, an industry-led PRO represents a unique opportunity for stakeholders across the value chain to shape the future delivery of the pEPR scheme. It strengthens the partnership between government and industry, harnessing the insights and expertise of producers to deliver against pEPR obligations and achieve shared goals, to increase recycling rates and drive circularity,\u201d PackUK said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u202fpEPR\u202fscheme provides funding to local authorities to drive improvements in recycling, with \u00a31.4 billion invested in Year 1 of the scheme. The scheme is designed to improve packaging waste collection and recycling while incentivizing producers to reduce their material footprint.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The formal appointment for UK Packaging PRO will commence on April 1, 2026, with responsibilities introduced gradually. PackUK\u202fwill\u202fmaintain oversight of the PRO\u202fand\u202fensure its accountability to\u202fthe\u202fgovernments of\u202fthe\u202fUK\u2019s\u202ffour nations.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Core\u202fadministrative\u202fpowers,\u202fsuch as\u202ffinal decisions on local authority payments and producer fees, will remain\u202fwith PackUK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packagingstrategies.com\/articles\/106338-uk-packaging-pro-appointed-to-deliver-packaging-epr-scheme\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Packaging PRO has been appointed as\u202fthe Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)\u202ffor the UK\u2019s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme, PackUK \u00a0announced\u202fMonday. PackUK is the scheme administrator for the UK\u2019s pEPR program. \u201cUK Packaging PRO is a producer-led organization\u202fcreated to help deliver one of the most significant environmental programs in a generation.\u202fpEPR will help drive the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[80,2262],"class_list":["post-12382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-packaging-news","tag-circular-economy","tag-recycling-infrastructure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}