Concept site. A B2B catalogue designed and built by CIO Solutions. Products and prices are illustrative.
Quote0
Boxes & cartons6 products
Mailers & envelopes4 products
Protective & void fill6 products
Tape, labels & tags4 products
Food service6 products
Retail & gift6 products

Buy faster

All products →Quick order by SKU →Free sample pack →Design a printed box →

Plastic Packaging Tax and EPR

What is plastic costing you?

Put in roughly what you use each month. The calculator shows the Plastic Packaging Tax and EPR fees on that plastic each year, and the fees on the paper and fibre that would replace it.

What you use nowPer monthGrams eachSwap for
Grey poly mailing bagsper bagKraft Mailing Bagabout 42 g each
Bubble envelopesper envelopePaper Padded Envelopeabout 58 g each
Bubble wrap, 500 mm wideper metreHoneycomb Paper Wrapabout 26 g each
Plastic air pillowsper order (about 6 pillows)Crinkle Paper Fillabout 22 g each
Plastic packing tapeper metreGummed Paper Tapeabout 4.5 g each
Plastic takeaway containersper containerBagasse Clamshell Boxabout 26 g each
Clear plastic bagsper bagClear Cellulose Bagsabout 2 g each

Plastic Packaging Tax

HMRC charges £228.82 a tonne from 1 April 2026 on plastic packaging made in or imported into the UK with less than 30% recycled plastic. The business that makes or imports it pays, once it handles 10 tonnes or more in 12 months, and the cost is usually passed on in the price you pay for it.

Extended Producer Responsibility

EPR makes the businesses that put packaging on the market pay for collecting and recycling it. Large producers (more than £2 million turnover and more than 50 tonnes of packaging a year) pay a waste disposal fee per tonne of household packaging, which includes parcels sent to homes. From 2026–27 the fee depends on how recyclable the packaging is: red, amber or green. The figures here are PackUK's illustrative fees for 2026–27.