Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72886
Packaging: Recycling
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Sarah Hall
Labour (Co-op) — Warrington South
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to reform the (a) Packaging Recovery Note and (b) Packaging Waste Export Recycling Note system to (i) reduce price disparities, (ii) strengthen oversight o
Answer
Mary CreaghWe meet regularly with industry stakeholders and will examine options to reform the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN/PERN) system, which will include proposals intended to support the UK recycling sector.