Question follow-through · 74009

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fee structures on UK manufacturers’ investment in sustainable fibre-based composite packaging in

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
3 Sept 2025
Answer
5 Sept 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fee structures on UK manufacturers’ investment in sustainable fibre-based composite packaging in

  2. 3 Sept 2025

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  3. 5 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not split the assessment by sector or material type. Since January 2025 the Recyclab...

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