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Recycling: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 64946 · Tabled 3 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rates for Extended Producer Responsibility fees for more recyclable materials.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Jul 2025

The RAM has been used by producers to assess packaging recyclability from January 2025.  The RAM is an important aspect of pEPR as it will determine the modulation sub-category, and therefore the level of fees applicable to that material, with higher fees...