THE Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) is urging businesses to contact their local MPs to highlight concerns about how the UK’s Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme is operating in practice.
The call to action was issued in the association’s latest Friday FPA Digest, alongside a suite of resources designed to support engagement with policymakers. The materials include a template letter to MPs, a briefing document, and guidance on how to engage.
The FPA says the move reflects a growing need to ensure politicians understand the real-world impact of EPR on businesses – particularly across manufacturing, distribution and wholesale, foodservice supply chains, and logistics and warehousing.
The association has raised concerns that, where there is limited visibility over the full population of obligated producers, compliant businesses may face increasing cost pressure compared to competitors, including in areas where supply chains are harder to verify.
“We support the objectives of Packaging EPR, but it is essential that the system operates fairly in practice,” explained Mike Revell, executive chair of the FPA. “We are encouraging members to engage with their MPs because this is not just a policy issue. It’s about the impact on businesses, jobs and investment in local constituencies.
“The resources we’ve published are designed to make that engagement as straightforward and effective as possible.”
