Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32563

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether extended producer responsibility will apply to sales from January 2024 or from April 2025.

Answer

Mary Creagh
No, a producer will only be liable for pEPR fees during assessment years that run from the 1 April to 31 March, if they meet the regulations definitions of a Producer on the 1 April, or any part of that assessment year. Only when a producer meets these de...

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