Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18438
Packaging: Recycling
Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Question
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat — Woking
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EPR on the ability of businesses to meet recycling targets or to exceed them.
Answer
Mary CreaghPackaging waste recycling targets, met by businesses through their recycling obligations, were set whilst taking account of the expected effects of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) alongside other recycling reforms, including Simpler ...
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