Written Question·Treasury·UIN 74387

Recycling

Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Tristan Osborne

LabourChatham and Aylesford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the definition of recycled in Section 49 of the Finance Act 2021 to recognize organic recycling through food waste schemes.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Plastic Packaging Tax provides a clear economic incentive for businesses to use recycled plastic in the manufacture of plastic packaging, thereby stimulating the collection and recycling of plastic waste and diverting it away from landfill or incinera...

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