Packaging EPRAI-generated illustration: A tightly-packed stack of generic, unlabelled cardboard boxes, some with faint, smudged ink marks, ready for processing, with a hand holding a blank form or document in the foreground, subtly out of focus
Issuing PRNs and PERNs as a reprocessor or exporter

How accredited reprocessors and exporters can issue packaging waste recycling notes (PRNs) and packaging waste export recycling notes (PERNs) under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.

AI-generated illustration: A tightly-packed stack of generic, unlabelled cardboard boxes, some with faint, smudged ink marks, ready for processing, with a hand holding a blank form or document in the foreground, subtly out of focus

Defra

  • 1 Oct 2026
Digital Waste TrackingAI-generated illustration: A close-up of a hand interacting with a tablet displaying a stylised, abstract flow of data, with blurred paper documents and a pen in the background
Developing the digital waste tracking service

Our plans to introduce mandatory digital waste tracking, the benefits of this change, the timelines and impacts.

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Defra

  • 1 Oct 2026
Policy & RegulationAI-generated illustration: A small pile of various seashells, some whole and some broken, on a sandy surface, with a blurred document and pen in the background
Storing waste shells before use in nature restoration: RPS 379

Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store waste shells for nature restoration

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Environment Agency

  • 29 Sept 2026
Policy & RegulationAI-generated illustration: A pair of gloved hands carefully sorting diverse household waste materials, such as plastic bottles, cardboard, and food scraps, into separate bins, highlighting the practical application of environmental regulations
Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection review of Environment Agency inspections of waste operations and installations in England

The government's response to the Office for Environmental Protection's review of Environment Agency inspections of waste operations and installations in England.

AI-generated illustration: A pair of gloved hands carefully sorting diverse household waste materials, such as plastic bottles, cardboard, and food scraps, into separate bins, highlighting the practical application of environmental regulations

Defra

  • 15 Sept 2026
Packaging EPRAI-generated illustration: A hand holds a pen poised over a blank page of a notebook, next to a small, neatly stacked pile of various clean, empty packaging materials like a cardboard box, a plastic bottle, and an aluminium can
Register for EPR for packaging: create your registration file

How to submit registration details to your environmental regulator if you have obligations under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging – use the templates to help you create your file.

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Defra

  • 10 Sept 2026
Permits & LicensingAI-generated illustration: A close-up of a sealed, labelled drum of firefighting foam, with a gloved hand resting on its side, suggesting careful handling and storage
Storing waste PFOA-containing firefighting foams and wastes from their decontamination and replacement: RPS 376

Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) foam wastes for longer than allowed by non-waste framework directive exemptions.

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Environment Agency

  • 7 Sept 2026