Plastics: Recycling

(asked on 25th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 119000 on Plastics: Taxation, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of recycled content in plastic that is overclaimed as a result of using the mass balance approach.


Answered by
James Cartlidge Portrait
James Cartlidge
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This question was answered on 6th February 2023

The mass balance approach for plastics follows a similar model to that used in other industries, such as biofuels. It is an industry-led certification scheme, with independent auditors to ensure compliance.

Businesses are currently required to calculate the actual amount of recycled plastic in packaging, for the purposes of the Plastic Packaging Tax.

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