Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

Effected Products: Wet wipes containing plasticsDate of Implementation: 18th of December 2026 On the 18th of June 2025, a new regulation in Wales was adopted. This regulation is ‘The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wet Wipes) (Wales) Regulation...
Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

The UK EPR New Scheme “PackUK” Launches

On 21 January 2025, PackUK, the newly appointed Scheme Administrator for the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), officially launched. PackUK was created under the new Statutory Instrument for UK EPR, which took effect on 1 January 2025. It is tasked with...
Plastic-containing wet wipes Ban in Wales

UK Extended Producer Responsibility Update

The UK Government has decided to defer producer payments for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) to 2025. According to the update (which can be accessed in this press release), producers obligated to pay packaging waste fees will not need to make payments until...