The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) and packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) are two separate, but linked, pieces of legislation that aim to reduce packaging waste and increase recycling.
The PPT is a tax that is enforced on plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled content to incentivise the use of more sustainable materials.
pEPR, on the other hand, shifts the financial responsibility for the collection, recycling, and disposal of packaging waste from local authorities to producers, encouraging them to design packaging that is more sustainable.
These two pieces of legislation form part of the government’s approach to managing packaging waste and advancing a circular economy.