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Recycling: Innovation

Asked by Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 June 2025UIN 60719

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the commercialisation of circular economy innovations in UK supply chains.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra recognises that commercialising circular economy innovations in UK supply chains is critical to driving genuine circular change and economic growth. In taking a whole-economy approach, the Circular Economy Taskforce will consider how the Government can support innovation, particularly at scale, as it develops the Circular Economy Strategy for England.

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