Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102751
Packaging: Recycling
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on small businesses in local communities.
Answer
Mary CreaghpEPR in the UK has some of the most generous support measures for small businesses across any packaging scheme globally. These are exemptions from disposal fee and recycling (PRN) obligations for producers with an annual turnover below £2 million and pack...
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