Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72887

Beverage Containers: Recycling

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many used beverage cans were exported outside of Europe under the Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note system in 2024-25.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Under the Producer Responsibility Regulations, waste exporters are accredited by packaging material, not by format, so it is not possible to provide an exact tonnage of beverage cans exported for recycling. In terms of total tonnages, in 2024, and as part...

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