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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 54146 · Tabled 21 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) Extended Producer Responsibility and (b) Deposit Return Scheme thresholds for beverage manufacturers are applied (i) per-brand and (ii) according to the size of the par

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 3 Jun 2025

If a business is the brand owner of the packaging, then they must include this when determining how much packaging they handle. There is guidance available on gov.uk and the ‘Extended producer responsibility for packaging: Regulators’ agreed positions and...