Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 102926 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to prevent packaging recovery note fraud.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 12 Jan 2026
The Environment Agency (EA) works hard to tackle waste crime and free riders (market operators who circumvent Extended Producer Responsibility, breaking the law, and exploiting the system to avoid fees) in the waste sector, gathering intelligence to ident...