Question follow-through · 11976

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of extended producer responsibility on levels of plastic packaging.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
24 Jun 2026
Answer
26 Jun 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of extended producer responsibility on levels of plastic packaging.

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging is part of the Government’s broader Collection and Packaging Reforms, including Simpler Recycling and the Deposit Return Scheme. From 2026/27 (Year 2) onwards, pEPR fees will be modulated to ensure that packa...

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