Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging scheme provides incentives for manufacturers to reduce the amount and size of packaging used for food products.

Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging makes producers responsible for the costs incurred by local authorities of managing household packaging waste. As fees reflect the amount and type of packaging supplied, producers are incentivised to reduce unnecessary packaging.