Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15870

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 28 November 2024
Named Day

Question

Sarah Dyke

Liberal DemocratGlastonbury and Somerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) refillable and (b) returnable packaging to help support the transition to become a circular economy.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Refillable and returnable packaging is a key part of supporting the transition to a circular economy. Defra is working with WRAP to identify and analyse measures that could be used to encourage greater use of refillable and returnable packaging.