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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 15870 · Tabled 25 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using (a) refillable and (b) returnable packaging to help support the transition to become a circular economy.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 28 Nov 2024

Refillable and returnable packaging is a key part of supporting the transition to a circular economy. Defra is working with WRAP to identify and analyse measures that could be used to encourage greater use of refillable and returnable packaging.