Written question asked by Will Forster (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 10 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Packaging: Recycling

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will publish the data and results of the Extended Producer Responsibility pilot projects.

Answer: As scheme administrator for packaging Extended Producer Responsibility, PackUK will conduct annual local authority effectiveness assessments on behalf of the four nations from 2028. Following this assessment, a local authority may be subject to an Improvement Action Process (IAP), as set out in the regulations. PackUK has completed six IAP pilot programmes with volunteer local authorities across the UK to test how this process can support LAs to improve services, especially in relation to the management of household packaging waste. Findings from the pilots will inform development of the effectiveness assessments, an LA Support Framework and the final IAP process. PackUK is working closely with stakeholders, and a summary of the IAP pilot interim outcomes is available for interested stakeholders.

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