Government Moves to Cut Packaging Costs for Pubs, Restaurants and Drinks Businesses

Government moves to cut packaging costs for pubs, restaurants and drinks businesses

Direct supplies of glass drinks containers to hospitality venues will be exempt from EPR fees from April 2027 A pub selling 10,000 beer bottles and 3,700 wine bottles could generate estimated annual savings of up to £870 Further reforms could reduce packaging fees for easily recyclable materials such as glass and paper Pubs, restaurants and drinks businesses in Britain are set to receive some relief from packaging costs after the government anno…

Government eases glass packaging fees from 2027

Government will exempt qualifying hospitality glass bottles from packaging charges. The April 2027 change addresses overlapping waste collection costs, while wider reforms to packaging fees remain subject to consultation.

Government to end double packaging fees on glass sold directly to pubs from April

Glass drinks containers sold directly to licensed venues will be exempt from packaging fees from April 2027, but the pub trade says tenanted pubs are left out.

Government to Cut Packaging Costs for Pubs and Hospitality Businesses - CLH News: Caterer, Licensee and Hotelier News - News for Pubs, Bars, Hotels and Restaurants

Pubs, restaurants and other licensed hospitality venues are set to see a reduction in packaging-related costs under measures announced by the UK Government aimed at... The post Government to Cut Packaging Costs for Pubs and Hospitality Businesses appeared first on CLH News: Caterer, Licensee and Hotelier News - News for Pubs, Bars, Hotels and Restaurants.

British Glass welcomes planned pEPR fee changes for glass

British Glass has welcomed government plans to change packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) fees, including an exemption for certain glass packaging supplied directly to licensed hospitality venues. The measures include an update to the material value assigned to glass packaging and plans to introduce higher modulation factors for less recyclable packaging materials from the third ...