Under pEPR regulations, all packaging must be labelled to show consumers if it can be recycled. This will be regardless of business size.
The government has proposed a single-label design using the Recycle Now Swoosh and a simple ‘Recycle’ or ‘Do Not Recycle’ instruction – matching guidelines developed as part of the OPRL labelling scheme. All new packaging types will be required to be labelled by 1 April 2027. Packaging already on the market will not need to be labelled retrospectively.
Information correct as of June 2024