HC Deb 25 June 1993 vol 227 cc331-2W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to require firms to recycle their packaging.

Mr. Yeo

The Government take the view that companies involved in placing packaging on the market should take a share of the responsibility for dealing with it after it has served its original purpose. We have therefore been conducting intensive discussions with a range of industries on how they might contribute to improved recycling rates. We are still considering how best to achieve this.

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