Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 15641

Packaging: Recycling

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Peter Fortune

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the fee structure of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme and similar schemes in European countries.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Department has considered the design of similar schemes in European countries as pEPR has been developed in the UK. However, direct comparisons of fee levels can be misleading because schemes differ in scope, in how drinks containers are treated, and ...

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