Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 19923

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 (a) his Department’s policy is and (b) what guidance has been given to local authorities on the use of microchips in household wheelie bins.

Answer

Mary Creagh
No, the department has not outlined a policy relating the use of microchips in household wheelie bins and has not issued guidance to local authorities in relation to this topic.