Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81723
Plastics: Waste
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Jack Rankin
Conservative — Windsor
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure a level playing field between companies who export plastic recycling and UK based plastic reprocessors.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe export of waste is subject to strict controls set out in UK legislation. Facilities receiving UK waste must be operated in accordance with human health and environmental protection standards that are broadly equivalent to those established in UK legis...
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