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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 234 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 May 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of whether packaging predominantly used in hospitality settings is being correctly classified under extended producer responsibility regu

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 May 2026

Some packaging classified as household packaging under the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) regulations will ultimately end up being managed through commercial waste management operations. Defra is working closely with stakeholders on thi...