Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 86966

Beverage Containers: Recycling

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of delaying the full implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to review its impact on small producers of gla

Answer

Mary Creagh
Packaging extended producer responsibility is an important part of government’s wider commitment to transition to a circular economy. It is the cornerstone of the packaging reforms and delivers a £1.4 billion investment to local councils to deliver better...

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