Supporting information for Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR)

The following documents include the interpretations and agreed positions of the Regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), and Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)) relating to extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) compliance.

Please note: There are 2 versions of the Regulators' agreed positions and technical interpretations document.

• For 2025 data submissions please refer to EPR Regulator Agreed Positions and Technical Interpretations Version 7                                                                                                                            
• For 2026 data submissions and onwards, please refer to pEPR Regulators' Agreed Positions and Technical Interpretations Version 8

If you require a previous version of the Regulators’ agreed positions and technical interpretations guidance, you can request a copy from your environmental regulator.

For guidance on calculating recycling obligations, please refer to: Calculating Recycling Obligations.

For guidance about commonly collected packaging materials, please refer to Packaging data: what to collect for extended producer responsibility - GOV.UK.