EPR/PRN Guidance – Recycling Obligations and Waste Disposal Fees

OPSS Publishes SI on CMR Substances and Kojic Acid

On 17 December 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) published its Statutory Instrument ‘The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024’.  This SI comes into force on 31 January 2025; it adds 64 of...
EPR/PRN Guidance – Recycling Obligations and Waste Disposal Fees

Simpler Recycling – Policy Paper and Guidance

A Policy Paper has been published relating to Simpler Recycling in England. The Policy Paper is available on GOV.UK at this link. As a reminder: Local councils are required to collect all specified packaging materials for recycling by 31 March 2026, except plastic...
EPR/PRN Guidance – Recycling Obligations and Waste Disposal Fees

UK EPR – Groups and Subsidiaries Guidance

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published guidance and a template for parent companies to add multiple subsidiaries to their Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging account. The guidance and template are available on...
EPR/PRN Guidance – Recycling Obligations and Waste Disposal Fees

OPSS GPSR Guidance for Northern Ireland

From 13 December 2024, the EU Regulation 2023/988 on General Product Safety came into force and now applies in Northern Ireland (NI). Therefore, OPSS has published a fact sheet and detailed guidance document for businesses placing products on the market in NI. ...