Glass: Recycling
Commons · Question 11678 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Melanie Onn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer responsibility measures.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 26 Jun 2026
Glass packaging is in the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, except where it falls within the scope of the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme, once that scheme is operational. The Welsh Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will include ...