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Extended Producer Responsibility — Packaging

DefinedTerm · Legislation

Businesses placing packaged goods on the UK market above threshold (£2M turnover / 50 tonnes packaging) must report packaging data and pay modulated fees. Full fee obligations from 2025.

TERM CODE
uk-packaging-epr
LEGISLATION IDENTIFIER
UK Packaging EPR
LEGISLATION JURISDICTION
United Kingdom
LEGISLATION LEGAL FORCE
https://schema.org/InForce
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