Name: Packaging Innovations 2025: Head of UK pEPR scheme administrator explains “game-changing” regulations
Uploaded: 2025-02-18T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 6 min
Description: The UK’s incoming Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations dominated discussions at Packaging Innovations 2025. We spoke to Margaret Bates, head of the UK pEPR scheme administrator, to understand what the new rules could mean for the packaging industry.

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Packaging Innovations 2025: Head of UK pEPR scheme administrator explains “game-changing” regulations

18 Feb 2025 | UK Defra

The UK’s incoming Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations dominated discussions at Packaging Innovations 2025. We spoke to Margaret Bates, head of the UK pEPR scheme administrator, to understand what the new rules could mean for the packaging industry.

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