Recycling
Commons · Question 84815 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will meet representatives from the UK mechanical recycling industry to discuss government support for the industry.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 29 Oct 2025
The Collection and Packaging Reforms - Simpler Recycling, Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) and a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - will help stimulate investment in recycling services across the UK. In addition, Defra is working across Go...