Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 83309

Aluminium: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Dame Chi Onwurah

LabourNewcastle 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 McDonald
The 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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