Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18182
Food: Packaging
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of material switching by food producers currently using metal food cans on (a) UK food security and (b) the (i) recyclability of a
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Scheme Administrator will study what measures may be needed to mitigate against material switching, where switching may produce perverse environmental outcomes. As pEPR places the cost of disposing of packaging back on those who place packaging on the...
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