Member

I think the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, raised the cost of the UK’s fees compared with other places. Comparisons are not straightforward, because of differences in waste infrastructure and waste management. For example, fees may be lower in countries with well-established DRS schemes or in countries that rely more heavily on “bring sites”, where consumers bring their waste rather than relying on having it collected from their homes. That, of course, reduces costs.