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Packaging: Recycling

Asked by Dr Allison GardnerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 April 2025UIN 42928

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will publish a breakdown of how extended producer responsibility fees will be allocated, in the context of transparency in funding for local authority waste management services.

Answered by Mary Creagh

PackUK will publish annual reports and financial statements, which will provide transparency on the allocation of funds received through the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees. These reports will clarify how the collected fees are distributed and used to support the scheme’s objectives.

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