Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 6784

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Deirdre Costigan

LabourEaling Southall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of incentives under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to encourage the use of reusable packaging.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Re-use has a significant role to play in driving down unnecessary waste, and the introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging will encourage use of reusable and refillable packaging.