INCPEN https://incpen.org Industry Council for Packaging and the Environment Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:02:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The four governments announce UK Packaging PRO as the producer responsibility organisation https://incpen.org/the-four-governments-announce-uk-packaging-pro-as-the-producer-responsibility-organisation/ https://incpen.org/the-four-governments-announce-uk-packaging-pro-as-the-producer-responsibility-organisation/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:17:55 +0000 https://incpen.org/?p=3279

After an engagement and applications process from June to December 2025, the four UK governments have collectively chosen the producer responsibility organisation (PRO) to work alongside Pack UK.

UK Packaging PRO, set-up by INCPEN and the Food and Drink Federation, was announced today (23 March 2026) as the governments’ choice.

Click here to view Pack UK’s news release on behalf of the four governments.

Click here to download the press release from the UK Packaging PRO, or scroll down to view below.

The appointment of UK Packaging PRO starts on 1st April 2026. There will be a gradual ramping-up over several months of staff employed, planning to take-on agreed Pack UK functions, and engagement with stakeholders. Further communications are planned as activities move forward.

UK-Packaging-PRO-Appointment-Press-Release-No-1-23-March-2026

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Click here to download the report or scroll down to view.

INCPEN-UK-Ireland-Citizens-Reseach-2025-Summary-Report-2025-FINAL

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