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==Context== | ==Context== | ||
[[DEFRA]] set out in its Resources and Waste Strategy<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england/resources-and-waste-strategy-at-a-glance</ref> its intention to review existing [[Producer Responsibility]] systems (between 2021 and 2024). The consultation process culminated with a publication of the outputs in March 2022 (see below) and the | [[DEFRA]] set out in its Resources and Waste Strategy<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/resources-and-waste-strategy-for-england/resources-and-waste-strategy-at-a-glance</ref> its intention to review existing [[Producer Responsibility]] systems (between 2021 and 2024). The consultation process culminated with a publication of the outputs in March 2022 (see below) and the obligation to commence collecting data started in January 2023 for [[Packaging Waste|packaging waste]]. | ||
==Current Status== | ==Current Status== | ||
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==Consultation Process== | ==Consultation Process== | ||
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The first stage consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system opened in February and closed in May 2019<ref>https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/consultation-on-reforming-the-uk-packaging-produce/</ref>. The second stage consultation opened in March 2021 and closed in June 2021<ref>https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/</ref>. Guidance was published for businesses in how to prepare for [[EPR]] in October 2022<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-waste-prepare-for-extended-producer-responsibility</ref>. | The first stage consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system opened in February and closed in May 2019<ref>https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/consultation-on-reforming-the-uk-packaging-produce/</ref>. The second stage consultation opened in March 2021 and closed in June 2021<ref>https://consult.defra.gov.uk/extended-producer-responsibility/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging/</ref>. Guidance was published for businesses in how to prepare for [[EPR]] in October 2022<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-waste-prepare-for-extended-producer-responsibility</ref> which was updated in March 2023. | ||
This consultation was launched in parallel with consultations on the [[Consistency in Recycling Collections in England]] and the implementation of a [[Deposit Return Scheme]] ([[DRS]]) in England, in conjunction with the devolved administration in Wales and [[DAERA]] in Northern Ireland. | This consultation was launched in parallel with consultations on the [[Consistency in Recycling Collections in England]] and the implementation of a [[Deposit Return Scheme]] ([[DRS]]) in England, in conjunction with the devolved administration in Wales and [[DAERA]] in Northern Ireland. | ||