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Packaging: Recycling

Commons · Question 19023 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what total funding has been allocated to each local authority in England through the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility scheme; whether that funding is required to be ringfence

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 1 Sep 2026

The Government has published allocations for each English local authority. Local authorities in England are expected to receive around £1.1 billion through Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR). pEPR payments are intended to fund efficient...