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Glass: Packaging

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 48596

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the time period between the introduction of the (a) Extended Producer Responsibility and (b) Deposit Return scheme on levels of glass usage in packaging.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra has worked closely with industry, including the glass sector, throughout the development of the scheme. In October 2024 the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers. This assessment factored in the introduction of DRS in 2027.

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