Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 48742

Recycling: Exemptions

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he would make it his policy to create exemptions for Extender Producer Responsibility depending on (a) a producer’s sustainability and (b) B-Corp status.

Answer

Mary Creagh
There are no exemptions planned for producers with B-Corp status. While private ESG schemes like B-Corp certification can play an important role in driving sustainability, they are complementary to, rather than a replacement for regulatory measures like p...

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