Written questions

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...