Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 41536
Plastics: Recycling
Tabled: 26 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Question
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of Packaging Export Recovery Note (PERN) system on global plastic pollution.
Answer
Mary CreaghAll exports of plastic packaging waste are made in accordance with the relevant regulations related to the shipment of waste and are enforced by the Environment Agency (relevant regulator). The PRN/PERN system provides economic support for the recycling o...
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