France: EPR sectors face urgent reform

France: EPR sectors face urgent reform

IGEDD reveals inefficiencies in France’s EPR sectors, calling for urgent oversight and more robust regulatory measures. A recent report by the French General Inspectorate of the Environment and Sustainable Development (IGEDD) reveals significant shortcomings in...
Online sellers: Mastering EPR compliance today

Online sellers: Mastering EPR compliance today

Navigating EPR regulations, online sellers must adopt sustainable practices to ensure compliance and environmental stewardship. As e-commerce grows, online sellers face increasing environmental regulations, mainly through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). EPR...
UKCRA alarmed by EPR’s threat to cartridge reuse

UKCRA alarmed by EPR’s threat to cartridge reuse

UKCRA voices concerns over EPR undermining cartridge remanufacturing and calls for a redefinition of ‘waste’. The UK Cartridge Remanufacturers Association (UKCRA) has raised concerns over the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on...
UK introduces new packaging rules

UK introduces new packaging rules

You might have missed the January 1 introduction of new extended producer responsibility for packaging waste. The new rules came into force on the 1st January this year and UK organisations who are responsible for packaging may be impacted by the new extended producer...
Shedding some light on EPR

Shedding some light on EPR

A recent blog by WEEElogic has taken an in-depth look at extended producer responsibility (EPR) and what it actually means for waste management. As the blog explains, EPR is widely implemented as a method of waste management across “many countries”, making waste “no...