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Read the latest packaging updates in food and drink manufacturing.

Update on the new UK Plastics Pact Successor Agreement

17 July 2025 Member only

Response to government appointing the Deposit Management Organisation for the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme

06 May 2025

Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) v1.1 now formally published

01 May 2025 Member only

Maximising Resource Efficiency – Essential Steps for Delivering a Circular Economy and Business Benefits

Updated: 22 April 2025

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Guidance & resources

EPR FAQs

The EPR FAQs provide clear, up-to-date guidance to support members and reduce individual enquiries, with responses developed in collaboration with DEFRA to ensure policy accuracy.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Food and drink manufacturers are keen that the implementation of EPR is as successful as it can be and that the risk of disproportionate cost being passed through to consumers is minimised.

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Collection Consistency

Understand the obligations on local authorities as well as business and other non-household municipal premises for collections of recyclable waste for each of the four nations of the UK.

Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

Deposit return schemes are used across the world as a way of encouraging more people to recycle drinks containers, such as bottles and cans.

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Packaging updates & milestones

The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations are making a series of policy changes for the management of packaging and packaging waste known as the Collection and Packaging Reforms.

Ambition 2030

Ambition 2030 is the FDF's flagship environmental sustainability strategy for food and drink manufacturing and sets out the sector’s important role in tackling these challenges and how every business can make its contribution.

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EPR Advocacy Group

FDF have set up a dedicated Advocacy Group to align industry and influence government to design a fair, transparent and efficient producer-led EPR scheme with consistent collections running before EPR fees start.

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Packaging Task Force

Have your say on packaging.

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Preparing for the EPR Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)- What your business needs to know

Ecosurety cover the mandatory Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) in the context of EPR, what it is, and how obligated businesses should comply.

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International EPR Regulations

An overview of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations outside of the UK, including the EU and North America.

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Automated Systems For The Food & Drink Industry – How to make the most of your packaging processes

The requirement to automate food packaging systems is becoming more common, and this webinar discusses how you can work closely with your automation providers to ensure that you have systems that are fit for purpose

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Latest updates

Update on the new UK Plastics Pact Successor Agreement

Response to government appointing the Deposit Management Organisation for the UK’s Deposit Return Scheme

Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) v1.1 now formally published