Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility
Debate between Graham Stringer and Alex Mayer(3 days, 3 hours ago)
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Alex Mayer
I am absolutely aware of Frugalpac in Ipswich. The east of England, where I am from, is leading the charge.
These modern green manufacturing organisations face certain issues. I urge the Minister to talk to other Departments as well, not least about the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) Order 1988, which I am told makes it illegal to sell 125 ml portions, which is what an average person would normally order as a glass of wine, in this modern packaging. There is stuff to be done, but luckily that is not a DEFRA thing.
There will always be a role for glass. It looks pretty—there is a bottle of it here. I love my Bonne Maman jars. We are never going to be able to turn an ecoSIP container into a candlestick holder. But we have to crack down on waste and boost recycling. The extended producer responsibility is an important first step, not least because it will also create 21,000 jobs and put a £10 billion investment into recycling, which is really welcome. In conclusion, I urge the Minister not to bottle it and to make sure that she goes full steam ahead.
Graham Stringer (in the Chair)
We now move on to Front-Bench spokespeople, starting with Sarah Dyke for the Lib Dems.