Written questions

Waste Disposal: Regulation

Commons · Question 102923 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's implementation timeline for the waste registration and accreditation system.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jan 2026

The packaging regulations provide the Environment Agency (EA) with a statutory 12-week period to determine applications for reprocessor & exporter registration and accreditation applications. In a small number of cases the determination period is goin...