
EPR Regulations Update - Further Amendments
On 2 December 2021, DFFE published amendments to the EPR regulations.
These amendments mainly are for clarification on the following points:
Regulation 1 – Summary Audit Report
Regulation 5 – Submission dates of the audit and summary reports
Regulation 8 – Extending the first reporting period to include Nov/Dec into the reporting year 2022
Removing lead-acid batteries and lighting and the related components from the current electrical and electronic sector regulations
Please note that these proposed amendments are now open for public comment for the next 30 days.
Kindly submit any comments you may have to info@lightcyclesa.org by no later than Friday the 24 December 2021 so that it can be included in Lightcycle SA’s submission to DFFE.
Lightcycle SA will host a workshop with its signed-up Producer Members in February 2022 to provide clarity around the detailed calculation of the EPR fee and other important facts that Producer Members should know.