Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 117 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many aluminium cans were exported from the UK for recycling via the Packaging Export Recovery Note system in each year from 2023 to 2025.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 May 2026
In 2023 there were 109,638 tonnes of waste packaging aluminium reported to the Environment Agency as being exported from England via the Packaging Export Recovery Note system. In 2024 there were 105,821 tonnes reported, in 2025 there were 103,888 tonnes r...