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 CreaghWe 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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