All Extended producer responsibility (EPR) articles – Page 13
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Analysis & FeaturesRefill Coalition: why didn’t it achieve its reuse vision?
Funding has run out and the only in-store pilot has ended. So what has the Refill Coalition achieved and what comes next?
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News
Former M&S packaging boss Karen Graley takes charge of EPR producer body
Graley will head the organisation which will act on behalf of all obligated producers under EPR
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NewsDrinks and hospitality bosses demand halt to ‘unviable’ EPR rollout
In the latest blow to the troubled scheme, the WSTA, Scotch Whisky Association, UKHospitality and the BBPA called for crisis talks with Defra ministers
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NewsOver 1,000 wines shoot up in price after duty ‘easement’ ends
Critics of the new duty system said it would add to administrative costs and fuel inflation
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NewsRetail leaders warn one in 10 part-time jobs face axe
The BRC today estimated up to 160,000 jobs were at risk, blaming budget measures including the rise in employers’ National Insurance payments and the national living wage
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NewsSupermarkets see red over Defra’s new traffic light recycling system
The Grocer understands Defra has told businesses it will now produce a new version of the RAM, which it hopes to have ready by the spring
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Category ReportTime for a clean-up: bottled water category report 2025
DRS and EPR are designed to get bottled water suppliers to clean up their act. What effect will they have on pricing and packaging?
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NewsHealeys to introduce Rattler Cyder in cans to offset £700k EPR tax bill
Healeys is staring down the barrel of a £700,000 EPR tax bill
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NewsFood bosses threaten to abandon support for extended producer responsibility scheme
Until now the FDF has supported EPR, despite other bodies such as the BRC and the WSTA calling for it to be delayed
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Comment & OpinionFDF: two key priorities for National Food Strategy
We want the UK to have the most competitive, innovative and productive food and drink manufacturing sector in Europe, says Karen Betts, CEO of the FDF
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NewsMedia Bites 12 February: Trump, Pret and escaped salmon
The papers have been focusing on the impending Trump trade wars, as well as a warning of retail job losses and a subscription u-turn from Pret.
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Comment & OpinionBig four must differentiate to avoid further job cuts
As Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons announce job losses in the thousands, Aldi and Lidl continue to push expansion, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsCity snapshot: Retailers raided by Rachel Reeves ‘like a piggy bank’ says Stuart Machin
The boss of Marks & Spencer has accused the government of raiding retailers ‘like a piggy bank’ as the sector is hit with tax rises, wage increases and recycling levies
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NewsMedia Bites 7 February: ‘stagflation’, high street footfall, tariff warnings
Papers are leading on the impact of yesterday’s interest rate cut
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Comment & OpinionTrump’s vow to drill, baby, drill could have dire consequences
The agenda of Donald Trump’s new White House administration leaves you breathless and fearful
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NewsDefra promises more producer control as PackUK launches to run EPR reforms
The first fees for the programme, shifting the cost of local authority recycling and packaging waste onto producers, are due to come into force in October
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NewsSupermarket bosses demand 2027 deposit return scheme start date is scrapped
Last week, Tesco boss Ken Murphy hinted at what was to come when he called for the government to rethink the timeframe for EPR and DRS
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News‘Overwhelming’ pressure on government to tackle regulation inflation fears
FDF said it was “critical” that the new government worked with the industry to mitigate the impact of new taxes and regulation
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NewsSainsbury’s to work ‘closely’ with suppliers to protect value for shoppers
Sainsbury’s was ‘absolutely committed to doing everything we can to mitigate the impact of inflation’, CEO Simon Roberts said
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News12p a bottle: ‘huge’ EPR costs to consumers revealed as spirits and wine top list
The figures show what industry bosses described as the “huge” cost of the EPR scheme, as Defra unveils new estimates for the base fees companies will face