Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 83309
Aluminium: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Question
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour — Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department made of the (a) economic and (b) environmental impact of exporting aluminium scrap from beverage packaging to countries outside the European Union.
Answer
Chris McDonaldThe Department for Business and Trade has not conducted an assessment of the economic and environmental impacts of exporting aluminium scrap to non-EU countries.However, the Government recognises the importance of a circular economy for aluminium and is a...
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