Extended producer responsibility for packaging: example file for packaging data
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
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If you바카라 사이트檙e an organisation that supplies packaging to consumers and businesses in the UK, you may have to take action to comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
You may need to collect and submit data about packaging you바카라 사이트檝e supplied through the UK market, or any filled packaging you have imported, emptied and discarded in the UK.
Find out if you need to collect and report your packaging data.
If you do have to report packaging data this example file shows how you must structure your data.
There is guidance that explains how to create your file for extended producer responsibility. This covers:
- which columns you바카라 사이트檒l have to complete
- the codes you바카라 사이트檒l need to enter
Use it together with this example file to create your own CSV file.
Understanding the example file
The rows in this example file show well-structured data entries. They are for illustration and do not reflect the activity of a single business.
Example: self-managed consumer waste
Row 2 - the first row after the header row - shows, from left to right:
- a company with ID 100001
- there is no subsidiary ID - this line relates to the parent company바카라 사이트檚 activity
- it is a large (L) organisation
- it바카라 사이트檚 reporting for July to December 2023
- there바카라 사이트檚 no packaging activity code because it바카라 사이트檚 self-managed consumer waste - they바카라 사이트檝e collected this from consumers
- packaging type code CW for 바카라 사이트榮elf-managed consumer waste바카라 사이트�
- packaging class code 01 for 바카라 사이트榮elf-managed consumer waste바카라 사이트�
- packaging material code PL for plastic
- there바카라 사이트檚 no packaging material subtype code
- it바카라 사이트檚 reporting data for packaging originating from England (EN)
- there바카라 사이트檚 no entry for the country the packaging is sent to - it does not apply
- it is reporting 2000 kilograms of plastics
- the final column is empty - it is only for reporting on drinks containers
Example: subsidiary company importing plastic household waste
Line 125 shows a subsidiary company importing packaging. From left to right:
- the parent company has ID 100003
- the parent company has given its subsidiary S0123 as an ID, so the entry for subsidiary ID is 바카라 사이트�100003S0123바카라 사이트�
- it is a large (L) organisation
- it바카라 사이트檚 reporting for July to December 2023
- the packaging activity code is IM for 바카라 사이트榠mported바카라 사이트� - they바카라 사이트檝e imported packaged goods that they바카라 사이트檝e gone on to supply or discard in the UK
- packaging type code HH for 바카라 사이트榟ousehold packaging바카라 사이트�
- the packaging class is P1 - packaging used to contain a single 바카라 사이트榮ales unit바카라 사이트� to sell to customers
- packaging material code PL for plastic
- there바카라 사이트檚 no packaging material subtype code
- there바카라 사이트檚 no entry for the country the packaging originates from - it does not apply
- there바카라 사이트檚 no entry for the country the packaging is sent to - it does not apply
- it is reporting 2,755,740 kilograms of plastics
- the final column is empty - it is only for reporting on drinks containers
Read the guidance on creating your file for a complete list of all the codes you must use and rules you must follow when creating your packaging data file.
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Updated the packaging data example file so the column names match those in the latest packaging data file template.
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