PackUK has confirmed the membership of three key advisory groups set to help shape the delivery and future development of the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme.
The voluntary committees – the Recyclability Assessment Methodology Technical Advisory Committee (RAM TAC), the Efficiency and Effectiveness Technical Advisory Committee (E&E TAC), and the Communications and Behaviour Change Advisory Group (CBCAG) – will sit alongside the Scheme Administrator Steering Group to provide a credible, cross-sector source of expertise.
While they are not decision-making bodies, the groups will feed specialist operational and policy insights directly into PackUK’s leadership team, ensuring the UK’s packaging waste reforms are grounded in technical rigour, practical delivery experience, and behavioural change know-how.
PackUK said the appointments followed an “extensive and fair” selection process, which closed on 24 March 2025 and included independent industry panel members.
RAM TAC
Chaired by Emma Wilkinson, from waste management not-for-profit organisation Wrap, the RAM TAC will advise on packaging sustainability and steer updates to the Recyclability Assessment Methodology, ensuring it reflects recyclability and other environmental considerations, as well as emerging trends and innovations.
Appointed members:
Denise Mathieson; Emma Wilkinson; Fiona Dobson; Gary Weaver; Greg Paradowski; James Beard; Lorna Eddy; Louis Driver; Madeleine Prince; Mark Sayers; Peter Ettridge; Richard Hudson; Ross Lakhdari; Severine Mongauze; Siobhan Parks.
Guest members:
Brian Lodge; Ciara Dempsey; Dimitra Rappou; Jason Galley; Mandy Kelly; Martin Hyde; Nick Kirk; Nicola Jones; Paul East; Skye Oudemans.
Guest members will be invited to contribute where their material-specific expertise can bolster the committee’s technical depth.
E&E TAC
With its chair still to be confirmed, the E&E TAC will provide independent recommendations on local authority and waste management best practice, helping ensure the pEPR scheme is delivered efficiently across the UK’s varied local contexts.
Appointed members:
Andrew Cassells; Andrew Wilkinson; Cathy Cook; Colin Clark; Ian Dudding; Jade-Ashlee Cox-Rawling; James Ward; John Coates; Jon Hastings; Katy Fulton; Lee Marshall; Nigel Wheeler; Stephen Cole; Stuart Hayward-Higham; Stuart Murray.
CBCAG
This group will bring together packaging value chain professionals, four-nation representation, and behavioural change specialists to help the PackUK Executive Committee deliver impactful communications and engagement strategies that support the scheme’s behaviour change objectives.
Appointed members:
Ali Moore; Andrew Pankhurst; Anna Scott; Barbara Herridge; Charles Newman; David Hall; Derek Robertson; Gareth Morton; Jane Martin; Joanna Gavins; Paul Vanston; Rachel Jay; Ruth Dixon; Seb Munden; Vanessa Gibbin.
Each advisory group will meet quarterly, with membership terms randomly allocated to one, two, or three years to ensure regular refresh while maintaining continuity. PackUK confirmed there will be annual opportunities for re-application.
By drawing on this diverse roster of expertise – spanning technical packaging design, local authority operations, consumer engagement, and behavioural science – PackUK said it aims to ensure the UK’s packaging reforms are both ambitious and deliverable, while keeping industry voices central to the process.
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