Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31192

Food: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 28 February 2025

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of councils have (a) applied for and (b) received exemptions from food waste processing under the Simpler Recycling’s mandatory food waste collection requi

Answer

Mary Creagh
We have set out that every local authority will be required to collect food waste for recycling by 31 March 2026. Commencement regulations named a total of 31 local authorities that were provided with a bespoke transitional arrangement, delaying food wast...
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