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Read the latest packaging updates in food and drink manufacturing.

Extended producer responsibility

Updated: 24 September 2025

Sustainable Packaging Initiative

Updated: 10 September 2025

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Maximising Resource Efficiency – Essential Steps for Delivering a Circular Economy and Business Benefits

Published: 10 April 2025 | Updated:22 April 2025

Update

Consultation launched on DRAFT Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)/Guidance

Published: 16 April 2025 | Updated:22 April 2025

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Guidance & resources

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Packaging updates & milestones

The UK Government and the Devolved Administrations are making a series of policy changes for the management of packaging and packaging waste known as the Collection and Packaging Reforms.

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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Food and drink manufacturers are keen that the implementation of EPR is as successful as it can be and that the risk of disproportionate cost being passed through to consumers is minimised.

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Collection Consistency

Understand the obligations on local authorities as well as business and other non-household municipal premises for collections of recyclable waste for each of the four nations of the UK.

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Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)

Deposit return schemes are used across the world as a way of encouraging more people to recycle drinks containers, such as bottles and cans.

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Industry narrative on packaging and plastics

The Industry Narrative sets forth our position on packaging and plastics: it acknowledges their environmental impact, states their functions and identifies factors in choice of materials and in making changes to the packaging system.

Ambition 2030

Ambition 2030 is the FDF's flagship environmental sustainability strategy for food and drink manufacturing and sets out the sector’s important role in tackling these challenges and how every business can make its contribution.

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EPR Advocacy Group

Have your say on EPR.

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Watch previous packaging webinars, hosted by FDF and our professional affiliate members.

Preparing for the EPR Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)- What your business needs to know

Ecosurety cover the mandatory Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM) in the context of EPR, what it is, and how obligated businesses should comply.

International EPR Regulations

An overview of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations outside of the UK, including the EU and North America.

Innovation

Automated Systems For The Food & Drink Industry – How to make the most of your packaging processes

The requirement to automate food packaging systems is becoming more common, and this webinar discusses how you can work closely with your automation providers to ensure that you have systems that are fit for purpose

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