DEFRA release illustrative packaging EPR base fees

Today DEFRA have released the first illustrative EPR fees that will apply to packaging classed as household waste, with a range of estimates for producers to use.
Whilst producers have been reporting packaging EPR data since 2023, the waste management fees that apply to packaging classed as household waste will not be payable until 2025. The fees cover the cost of collecting and recycling packaging waste by local authorities and are paid in addition to any PRN obligations.
DEFRA have stated that fees will be incurred from 1 April each year, based on packaging supplied by registered producers for the preceding calendar year. As the deadline to report data to government is 1 April, they have confirmed that the final fee rates won’t be known until after 1 April 2025.
First illustrative EPR fees
These first illustrative fees have been provided as low, medium and high estimates for producers and will be further refined in September 2024.



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