Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106729

Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 22 January 2026

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Question

Steff Aquarone

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation and supply chain pressures on capital costs for local authorities delivering domestic food waste collection

Answer

Mary Creagh

The cost modelling for the new burdens funding formula, which took place in 2023, took inflation into account by conducting market research on the most recent industry prices on all aspects being funded. WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) pro...

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