Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 41153 · 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, whether he plans to (a) review and (b) adjust extended producer responsibility fees to ensure they do not (i) adversely impact particular sectors and (ii) lead to unintended consequenc
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Apr 2025
Base fees for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) are designed to reflect the net waste management costs incurred by local authorities, with future fee modulation intended to encourage the recyclability of materials. This policy approach, established i...