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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 5814 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the levels of Packaging Recovery Notes fraud in the waste export sector.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Jun 2026

To tackle fraud in the Packaging Waste Recycling Note market we have introduced new requirements on exporters as part of the accreditation process. The regulators are responsible for ensuring that exporters of UK packaging waste are compliant with the Reg...