Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 41151 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a comparative analysis of Extended Producer Responsibility schemes in other advanced economies, including any measures taken to prevent disproportionate cost burdens
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Apr 2025
International comparisons of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes are challenging due to differences in waste infrastructure across countries. The UK’s pEPR scheme covers more costs than those in other countries. For example, many European count...