Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) welcome Government's move to reduce recycling costs for pubs and breweries

“Pubs and independent breweries have been facing a fundamental unfairness under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme where they effectively have to pay twice for waste collection. This double counting has cost the pubs sector around £50 million a year. Today’s announcement by the Government to resolve this issue is sensible and a welcome move in the right direction.

The implementation of EPR has had a significant impact on independent breweries, the glass industry, pubs and consumers by addiing extra costs, bureaucracy and additional challenges. Some breweries have been forced to cut staff to cover the extra cost of EPR. We hope that the Government’s consultation on fees will help reduce this impact on a fragile industry."

Andy Slee, SIBA Chief Executive

Notes to Editors

Read the Government announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-steps-in-to-reduce-packaging-costs-for-british-businessesand-pubs

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