FDF response to Pack UK pEPR 2025 base fees announcement

Jim Bligh, Director of Corporate Affairs and Packaging, The Food and Drink Federation said:

“These fees provide welcome clarity for manufacturers on the costs they will be facing for the first year of EPR. At £1.4bn a year, EPR is an expensive programme. So, it’s critical that government demonstrates to industry how the scheme will deliver value for money, improve the UK’s flatlining recycling rates, and build the circular economy that packaging producers expect.  The UK government beginning to set out measures to ensure that local councils only spend EPR fees on packaging recycling is a welcome step in the right direction. We look forward to seeing further detail on how this will be enforced and applied across both Scotland and Wales.”