OPRL welcomes new appointments to PackUK

Jude Allan, Interim MD at OPRL, said: “In support of our members across the packaging sector, OPRL has spent the last few years working collaboratively towards the implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR). This has been a remarkable feat, and we must recognise the huge role that OPRL’s own Margaret Bates, as Head of the Scheme Administrator then Head of PackUK, has played in bringing the industry together and driving delivery of pEPR. As PackUK now moves towards its full operational role, it is exciting to see the announcement of the key appointments to the senior leadership. 

“With Jeremy’s valuable cross-sector experience of the packaging and waste management sector, and Esther’s grounding in the retail, brand and sustainability sectors, while also working closely with government, this sets the sector in good stead for the future, and I wish them both all the best.”

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Editors notes

• OPRL Ltd operates the UK-wide On-Pack Recycling Label scheme used by over 750 member companies and charities. It is the leading independent expert in packaging recyclability, providing recycling and refill labels – and advice – to 95 per cent of the UK groceries market.

• OPRL is an independent, not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, established to help retailers and brands engage their customers in recycling.

• The company’s guarantors span ACE UK, Alupro, British Glass, CPI, INCPEN, LARAC, MPMA and RECOUP.

• OPRL was launched in 2009, as a not-for-profit limited by guarantee as part of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The move followed work between BRC, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and their leading members, and WRAP. The aim was to devise a labelling system that would engage consumers with recycling, as local authorities started to roll out basic services. Three of the founding directors are still on our board.