Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 85035

Plastics: Waste

Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove incentives for plastic waste collectors to export rather than process waste domestically.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We are currently considering the role of exports in dealing with the UK’s plastic waste and how they can compliment domestic recycling. Defra is committed to building a circular economy that enhances industry competition and capitalises on the UK’s potent...

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