Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 11065

Plastics: Recycling

Tabled: 24 October 2024

Answered: 30 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Josh Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the recycling rates of plastic film.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Yes, Defra is supporting the multi-million-pound FlexCollect project, launched in May 2022, funding local authorities to roll out kerbside plastic film collection trials. This will help gather insights to support effective collections more widely ahead of...

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