Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 39096 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that small businesses are not disproportionately impacted by extended producer responsibility fees.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 28 Mar 2025
The Government wants to see all businesses take steps to reduce packaging use, ensure packaging is easy to recycle, and where appropriate move to re-use systems. However, the Government also recognises the importance of protecting small producers from dir...