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PackUK: 2025 recyclability assessment requirements

Guidance for packaging producers on 2025 recyclability assessments and implications for 2026-2027 modulated fees.

• From: PackUK
• Published: 27 June 2025

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PackUK: 2025 recyclability assessment requirements

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This document outlines the temporary regulatory position regarding 2025 H1 recyclability assessments for packaging producers. It clarifies how PackUK will interpret compliance where H1 data is not submitted, and how H2 data may be used instead.

The statement also explains how this will influence modulated fees for the 2026-2027 period. It includes worked examples and enforcement implications for non-compliance.

Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR): regulator statements

The following statements explain how environmental regulators in each UK nation are approaching recyclability assessment obligations under the pEPR scheme:

• in England: Environment Agency Recyclability assessment obligations (RPS 350)
• in Wales:
• In Northern Ireland:

Published 27 June 2025