Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118853
Batteries: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the economy of battery fires in waste centres.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe department is aware from ongoing discussions with industry that the reported costs of battery fires in waste centres are significant, and this is a major concern. Defra is currently considering options for reforms of the batteries regulations that wou...
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