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Packaging waste: apply for registration and accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter Grant

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This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, large companies and startups. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

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Summary

This is a mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation scheme for businesses handling packaging waste as reprocessors or exporters under UK environmental law. It provides guidance on compliance requirements and the application process for waste management operators.

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About this grant

This guidance covers the mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation process for reprocessors and exporters of packaging waste in the UK under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging. From September 2025, all businesses that recycle or export UK-sourced packaging waste for recycling must register with their relevant environmental regulator, even if they do not wish to become accredited. Registration is required for each category of packaging waste material (paper/board, fibre-based composites, plastic, steel, aluminium, glass, and wood) at each operating site. …