Do I need to register as a packaging producer?
If your company has a turnover exceeding £2
million and handles more than 50 tonnes
of packaging per annum, you will be assigned a recycling obligation
in each material that you handle, calculated in such a way as to
meet the targets laid down in the
EC Directive on Packaging & Packaging Waste
(94/62) 
). To
offset this recycling obligation, you or your compliance scheme
must buy Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) from an Accredited
Reprocessor or Exporter as proof that a certain amount of
recycling has been carried out on your behalf.
Registered companies and compliance
schemes must submit data on packaging handled and ensure that a
certain amount of packaging waste is recovered or recycled. A list
of compliance schemes is available on the public register, held on
the National Packaging Waste
Database.
If you think your company should be registered, please contact a
member of the Producer Compliance &
Waste Shipments Unit in your area.
What are my legal obligations?
The flowchart will help you establish whether you have legal
obligations under the Packaging Regulations
Obligation Calculators
If you already are, or should be registered as
a packaging producer use one of our Obligation Calculators to
determine your recovery and recycling obligations.
Producer registration is made via the National
Packaging Waste Database.