Packaging: Recycling
Commons · Question 19025 · 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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme on businesses in (a) reducing the level of unnecessary packaging, (b)
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 1 Sep 2026
The Government assessed Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) through the 2024 impact assessment. pEPR incentivises businesses to reduce unnecessary packaging, increase recyclable materials and improve packaging design by making producers ...