Regulated product stewardship

The Government has announced six priority products for regulated product stewardship under the Waste Minimisation Act. Each priority product has between a year to three years to apply for product stewardship scheme accreditation, noting any regulations required for effectiveness. Now the priority products have been announced co-designed product stewardship schemes will either begin, or be consulted on if the design has already been completed. Co-design means that proposed schemes are designed by stakeholders  with input from industry, local government, iwi and community groups.

Each priority product will reach the following milestones (which can be met in a different order):

A table with the scope that each priority product covers and which milestones they have reached can be found here.

MfE’s General Guidelines for Product Stewardship Schemes for Priority Products can be found here. These guidelines outline the high level principles an application for accreditation for a priority product will be expected to reflect.

To find out more about the Product Stewardship sector group or to join  (so that you can receive information about the sector group), please contact our Product Stewardship Sector Group Coordinator Sarah Pritchett or call her on 021 08254 606.