Plastics and Metals: Recycling
Commons · Question 54509 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review the inclusion of (a) plastic containers and (b) metal cans in the extended producer responsibility scheme following the rollout of the deposit return scheme
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Jun 2025
The Government is not currently considering changes to the scope of pEPR or Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). The DRS regulation sets out the requirement for the Government to conduct a post implementation review of the DRS to consider its effectiveness, costs...