Extended producer responsibility for packaging: how to assess household and non-household packaging
Page summary:
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Example 5 related to fast food packaging has been amended to clarify how to classify and report this packaging type.
Time updated:
12:00pm, 5 August 2025
Plastic pollution treaty: business roundtable statement
Page summary:
A statement of ambition on upcoming plastic pollution treaty negotiations signed by leading businesses and financial institutions.
Change made:
Reconomy and Suntory Beverage and Food Europe added as signatories.
Time updated:
3:38pm, 5 August 2025
Packaging data: how to create your file for extended producer responsibility
Page summary:
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Change made:
This update clarifies an issue that has caused submission errors: when entering plastic subtypes for 2025 submissions, use an initial capital for ‘Rigid’ and ‘Flexible’ on your spreadsheet.
Time updated:
4:16pm, 6 August 2025
EPR for packaging: how local authority payments are calculated
Page summary:
Find out the methodology and procedure used to calculate payments to local authorities for 2025 to 2026.
Change made:
Guidance document (and Welsh translated version) added to show local authority payments and material base fees: breakdown of costs and tonnages.
Time updated:
12:30pm, 7 August 2025
Imports, exports and EU trade of animals and animal products: topical issues
Page summary:
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Change made:
Updated the foot and mouth disease, African swine fever and peste des petits sections to reflect that safeguarding declarations for Wales have now been replaced by the Animal Health (Import Controls) (Wales) Order 2025.
Time updated:
9:30am, 8 August 2025
Sustainable procurement: the Government Buying Standards (GBS)
Page summary:
GBS product specifications: mandatory for central government departments and related organisations; encouraged for wider public sector.
Change made:
Updated to remove content published in error.
Time updated:
9:46am, 8 August 2025
Businesses approved to export to the EU
Page summary:
Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
Time updated:
1:11pm, 8 August 2025
