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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 102751 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on small businesses in local communities.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jan 2026

pEPR in the UK has some of the most generous support measures for small businesses across any packaging scheme globally. These are exemptions from disposal fee and recycling (PRN) obligations for producers with an annual turnover below £2 million and pack...