VoteClimate: Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2... - 26th January 2016

Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2... - 26th January 2016

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2....

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-01-26/debates/0cd3819e-069d-4994-9c95-2433c116b99b/DraftProducerResponsibilityObligations(PackagingWaste)(MiscellaneousAmendments)Regulations2016

14:36 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the very first time, Mr Streeter, and to have the opportunity to share my thoughts on the regulations, which appear to lack any element of controversy, although that, of course, does not minimise their significance. The Minister spoke of packaging as important for both its planned use and its recycling value, but the management and disposal of packaging waste and batteries can result, among other things, in the production of greenhouse gases and, if not handled correctly and effectively, further environmental consequences through the impact of landfill.

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