Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 55181

Beverage Containers: Recycling

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of recycling rates for (a) plastic, (b) metal and (c) glass beverage containers.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Defra has not made an assessment of trends in the levels of recycling rates for plastic, metal and glass beverage containers.However, Defra’s Impact Assessment for the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) uses external estimates of the recycling rates for beverage...

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