Members may be interested to hear that Defra are running a FREE Workshop on 24th October 2023 in London on the EPR Modulated Fees.

This event is your chance to meet with colleagues across the whole value chain and work together to co-design a short, medium, and long-term approach to modulated fees under Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

‘Modulated fees’ means fees which are adjusted compared with the base fee, the latter being reflected of local authority costs of managing it, where that adjustment is dependent on the environmental characteristics of the packaging.

The day will start by sharing progress and then the rest of the afternoon will be spent creating a shared vision on:

• The packaging that should be incentivised and disincentivised, now and in the future.
• The preferred approach and timescale for modulating materials and integrating modulation with labelling recyclability assessments.
• The way progress can be made while ensuring innovation isn’t stifled in new sustainable packaging.
• The desired speed of movement from recyclability being the main criterion for modulation into wider sustainability considerations.
• The preferred granularity of reporting – what will be needed for labelling recyclability assessments and for the Scheme Administrator to make decisions about modulation, and what would be supported by industry

You can register for tickets to the event here but hurry as places are limited and going fast!

You are reminded to apply for the ticket type that most closely describes your organisation. If tickets have run out for your type of organisation, you are asked not to apply for a different type as it will be declined. There will be other opportunities to engage. Please review all the ticket types before choosing which one most closely fits your organisation type.

Only one application is allowed per organisation. In case of query, please email CPREnquiries@defra.gov.uk and reference the modulated fees visioning event.