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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 41152 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

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Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has considered adopting a phased introduction of EPR fees.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Apr 2025

PackUK calculates the pEPR fees based on the full net cost of efficient and effective collection systems. Therefore, fees must be collected from producers in Year 1 of the scheme, it should be noted that the fees can be paid in quarterly to spread the cos...