Written questions

Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 235 · 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 guidance has been issued to the Environment Agency on distinguishing between household and non-household packaging, particularly where products are primarily used in the on-trade.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 May 2026

Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, the regulators, including the Environment Agency, have a statutory duty to issue guidance for producers about the evidence which may be used to demonstrate tha...