Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54509

Plastics and Metals: Recycling

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 4 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the inclusion of (a) plastic containers and (b) metal cans in the extended producer responsibility scheme following the rollout of the deposit return scheme

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government is not currently considering changes to the scope of pEPR or Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The DRS regulation sets out the requirement for the Government to conduct a post implementation review of the DRS to consider its effectiveness, costs...

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