Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41153

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 25 March 2025

Answered: 3 April 2025

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Question

Tonia Antoniazzi

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) adjust extended producer responsibility fees to ensure they do not (i) adversely impact particular sectors and (ii) lead to unintended consequenc

Answer

Mary Creagh

Base fees for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) are designed to reflect the net waste management costs incurred by local authorities, with future fee modulation intended to encourage the recyclability of materials. This policy approach, established i...

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