Policy paper

PackUK: specifying material subcategories under regulation 7 (11) 

Introduction of subcategories within the plastic packaging categories as specified under Regulation 7(11) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.

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This publication introduces two subcategories within the plastic packaging category: rigid and flexible.

These subcategories aim to improve classification and reporting accuracy for large producers and compliance schemes under the packaging Extended Producerproducer Responsibilityresponsibility (pEPR)(EPR) for packaging scheme. The publication also supports consistent and accurate record-keeping.

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Published 22 October 2025
Last updated 19 December 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates
  1. Updated to include information about material sub-categories for Year 4 (2028 to 2029) of EPR for packaging.

  2. Added translation

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