Member

The EM refers to the packaging waste recycling note and the packing waste export recycling note; the Minister also referred to them. There are new regulations for reprocessors to register with the regulator of the DAs and Defra. This is especially important if we are to continue exporting waste, instead of dealing with it ourselves. There have been some desperate stories of what has happened to our waste when it is sent overseas. One very worrying aspect of this scheme is that accreditation of reprocessors and exporters to issue PRNs and PERNs remains voluntary. This gives the impression that our waste could be disposed of in an unregulated manner. Can the Minister comment on this?