Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72884

Aluminium: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of aluminium scrap being exported to Asia on the environment.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government takes the control of waste exports and our international obligations very seriously. The export of aluminium scrap is subject to strict controls and exporters are required to ensure that the waste they ship is managed in an environmentally ...

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