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Written question asked by Alberto Costa (Conservative) on Friday, 15 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 October 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 October 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Textiles: Waste Disposal

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for textiles.

Answer

The Government’s Resources & Waste Strategy identified textiles as one of five priority sectors for consideration of an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme. Our draft Waste Prevention Programme, recently consulted on, affirms this commitment and sets out our consultation approach.

We have commenced the process of developing options, with EPR at the core but also including complementary policies. We will consult with stakeholders on policy options by the end of 2022.

As part of this policy development, we will consider the fee levels required to drive industry change and support real reprocessing costs. We will take on board the experience in France, which has faced challenges in doing so.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
57117
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Waste disposal Textiles
Link
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