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.