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Plastics: Recycling

Asked by Alberto CostaConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 March 2025UIN 33921

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) define and (b) set standards for the use of (i) biodegradable and (ii) compostable plastics.

Answered by Mary Creagh

A Circular Economy Taskforce of experts has been convened from across government, industry, academia and civil society to help us develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England and a series of roadmaps detailing the interventions that the Government and others will make on a sector-by-sector basis.

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