Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61658
Plastics: Recycling
Tabled: 20 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Question
Richard Baker
Labour — Glenrothes and Mid Fife
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to raise extended producer responsibility base fees for plastic.
Answer
Mary CreaghFrom year 2 of pEPR (2026/2027), base fees will be modulated to drive a shift to more environmentally sustainable packaging design, with recyclability as the indicator. Materials that are less recyclable, such as some plastics, will incur higher fees, wit...
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