Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19907
Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 12 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the frequency of residual waste household collections on (a) public health and (b) local amenities.
Answer
Mary CreaghUnder section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, there is a duty on local authorities to keep land and highways clear of litter. We recognise that as recycling services are expanded and improved under Simpler Recycling in England, local authorit...
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