MRW reports that the first annual invoices were issued by scheme administrator PackUK on 14 October.
Obligated producers under the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) regime have received invoices for their first-year payments, intended to help fund local authority recycling services.
This marks an important step in the ongoing development of a 'polluter pays' model, implemented by the Government to curb the direct impact on taxpayers of efforts to build a circular economy.
The 'polluter pays' model aims to curb the direct impact on taxpayers of efforts to build a circular economy.
Author's summary: Producers receive first-year pEPR invoices.