Updates to illustrative base fees for packaging EPR
02/10/2024
DEFRA has updated the illustrative base fees for the first year of extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has revised the illustrative base fees for the UK (please note these are not the final fees). The department is focusing on getting the fees as accurate as possible. Companies are advised that there will be further update on fees in the New Year.
The illustrative fees have decreased across all materials when compared to the first set of illustrative base fees released in mid-August 2024. The size of the ranges has also decreased across all the materials (except for wood, which represents less than 1% of packaging on the market).