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Glass: Recycling

Commons · Question 45875 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Greg Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) pubs and (b) other businesses are not charged twice for glass recycling under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 29 Apr 2025

Since Autumn 2024, the Government has been working with stakeholders, including representatives of the hospitality sector, to consider potential amendments to the definition of household packaging. Despite considering multiple approaches, a consensus on a...