Written questions

Packaging: Recycling

2026-05-17 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · HL189 · Official question

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to postpone the introduction of modulated fees under Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging until measurable improvements have been delivered in local authority packaging collection and recycling

Answer

As required under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, from 2026/27 onwards, The Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) fees will be modulated to ensure that packaging materials that are less...