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Glass: Packaging

Commons · Question 48596 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time period between the introduction of the (a) Extended Producer Responsibility and (b) Deposit Return scheme on levels of

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 6 May 2025

Defra has worked closely with industry, including the glass sector, throughout the development of the scheme. In October 2024 the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers. This assessme...