Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)


EPR is a piece of environmental legislation that assigns responsibility for the entire life cycle of a product to the producer. New requirements came into effect in France and Germany on 1st January 2022, and more countries as well as new requirements have been introduced since then.

What is changing with EPR?


Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, is an environmental policy that was introduced in 1988 in Sweden. EPR requires a producer to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle for the products that they put into the market, including their disposal.

The changes to EPR, which started being implemented on 1st January 2022, shifts the cost of collecting household waste from the taxpayer to the producer. 

What will change for marketplace sellers?

From 1st January 2022, if you sell your products in the affected countries, operators of Online Marketplaces (OMP) are responsible for ensuring that you fully comply with EPR in these countries.

Your OMP will therefore collect and validate your EPR registration number(s). The category implementation dates and the relevant affected countries can be found below:

Countries affected:


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Germany

There are several categories that were introduced for EPR from 1st January 2022. These are:

Packaging

01/01/2022

WEEE

01/01/2022

Batteries

01/01/2022

From 2023 onwards,  the following categories will be implemented:



 

Upcoming Category

Implementation date

 Single Use Plastics01/01/2024
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France

There are several categories that were introduced for EPR from 1st January 2022. These are:


  • Packaging
  • Electrical & Electronic Equipment (EEE)
  • Batteries
  • Furniture
  • Tyres
  • Paper
  • Textiles

From 2023 onwards,  the following categories will be implemented:



 

Upcoming Category

Implementation date

 

Toys

01/10/2023

Construction Products

01/01/2023

Sports and Leisure

01/01/2023

DIY and gardening articles

01/01/2023

Oils

01/01/2023

Tobacco

01/01/2023

Catering Packaging

Undisclosed

Chewing gum

2024

Sanitary Textiles

2024

Fishing equipment

2025



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Austria

Packaging

01/01/2023

Electronics

01/01/2023

Batteries

01/01/2023


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Spain

Packaging

01/04/2023

Batteries

01/04/2023

EEE

01/04/2023

Furniture

01/04/2023

Textiles

01/04/2023



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Sweden

  

Upcoming Category

Implementation date

 

Primary categories

Packaging

Phased in start from 01/01/2023

WEEE

Phased in start from 01/01/2023

Batteries

Tentative 01/01/2023

Secondary categories

Balloons

01/01/2024

Tyres

Tentative 01/01/2023

Fishing Gear

01/01/2023 for individual producers 
31/12/2024 for organisations to be involved

Tobacco filters

TBC

Wet wipes

01/01/2023

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UK

Packaging (small)

01/01/2023

Packaging (large)

01/04/2024

Electronic goods

TBC (updating old legislation)

Batteries

TBC (updating old legislation)

Textiles

01/01/2025



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Poland

Packaging

01/01/2023


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Turkey

Packaging

01/09/2023


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