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Delays and a lack of clarity means Defra has a lot of work to do to regain trust ahead of EPR. What needs to be done to get things back on track?

Material Focus has seen the successful repayment of nearly £2 million in loans made to electrical waste treatment facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Phil Conran, director of consultancy 360 Environmental and former chair of the government’s Advisory Committee on Packaging, explores the implications of late packaging registration on estimating the likely final obligation to assess the PRN demand.

2022/23 Resource Hot 100 – Resource.co’s annual poll of the recycling industry’s best, as decided by the sector itself.

Packaging data for the fourth quarter of 2022 has shown that while targets for the year were met, carry in PRNs to 2023 have been "decimated".

Many businesses are still unaware of their obligations and expectations under EPR for packaging, industry representatives have suggested.

The packaging industry is unable to understand the “challenge” faced in the final quarter of 2022 due to businesses not registering in time.

After provisional packaging data for the second quarter of 2022 was published last week Phil Conran, the former ACP chair, shares his views.

The Environment Agency’s description of £480 fines for three individuals convicted of waste crime as sending a “strong message” has been roundly criticised by the waste sector.

Industry insiders have expressed concern that the collection of household WEEE by producer compliance schemes may have “plateaued”.