Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93058

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 20 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the cost to taxpayers of additional household, bulky, and garden waste collection charges levied by local authorities in England from 2015 to date.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Local authorities have had the option to charge households for a garden waste and bulky waste collections since 1992, as per the Controlled Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2012. From 31 March 2026, local authorities are required to provide a garde...

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