Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL2477

Fire Resistant Materials: Costs

Tabled: 22 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Fidra's estimate that disposing of sofas containing chemical flame retardants costs local authorities £135 million per year.

Answer

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are long-lasting chemicals that can harm human health and the environment. Waste containing POPs above legal limits must be managed so that the POPs are destroyed or irreversibly transformed. Some chemical flame retard...

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