If your company has a UK turnover exceeding £2 million, owns and performs a relevant activity on any of the packaging it handles, and annually handles more than 50 tonnes of packaging, it may be legally obligated under producer responsibility laws. This system will be reformed in 2023, and companies can expect to pay substantially higher costs as well as face potentially lower de minimis thresholds.
In 2022, there will be a UK wide tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content, as well as a beverage deposit return scheme for Scotland. The rest of the UK will see a deposit return scheme in 2025.
If your company manufactures under its own brand, re-brands, imports or sells EEE and batteries to household customers in the UK it may be legally obligated under producer responsibility laws.