Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108967

Packaging: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Aphra Brandreth

ConservativeChester South and Eddisbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of requiring exporters to claim PRNs only once material has reached its final destination on those exporters.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Recent regulatory changes seek to ensure that exporters provide and maintain accurate, verifiable data to help combat fraud within the system. This includes ensuring that packaging waste that leaves the UK for recycling reaches its intended destination be...

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