Epr

Packaging Innovations saw one of its “biggest and best-attended” days in the show’s history on Wednesday (12 February), as organisers welcomed visitors to Hall 3 of the NEC in Birmingham.

The government’s packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme administrator, PackUK, was officially launched this week at Birmingham’s Packaging Innovations trade show.

PackUK, a new scheme administrator launched by the government to help businesses reduce packaging usage and promote more sustainable alternatives, was launched yesterday (21 January).

The government has released its ‘illustrative base fees’ for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for the first time, with aluminium, fibre-based composite and plastic packaging topping the list for...