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Plastics: Recycling

Asked by Michael WheelerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 April 2026UIN 129599

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of excluding UK recyclate from the Single Use Plastics Directive on (a) the environment and (b) the plastics industry.

Answered by Mary Creagh

We are monitoring ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in Europe’ clauses included in legislation and strategies. We are working across Government departments and with key industry stakeholders to understand potential impacts.

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