Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 15641 · Tabled 2 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Peter Fortune
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the fee structure of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme and similar schemes in European countries.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jul 2026
The Department has considered the design of similar schemes in European countries as pEPR has been developed in the UK. However, direct comparisons of fee levels can be misleading because schemes differ in scope, in how drinks containers are treated, and ...