The UK government has appointed a “Producer Responsibility Organisation” (PRO) ahead of the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme in October next year. The move puts the scheme under greater industry leadership and follows a process designed by ministers of each of the UK’s four nations. In an open letter, the ministers recently advised that EPR should be developed based on advice from industry stakeholders and that the PRO— convened by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) — will work with other value chain representatives and local government administrations to advance it.
