Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35060
Food: Waste Disposal
Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Peter Prinsley
Labour — Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for when councils will receive (a) transitional funding and (b) revenue support to develop food waste collection services compliant with new waste regulat
Answer
Mary CreaghCollecting food waste separately from residual waste allows us to send it for anaerobic digestion or composting. This reduces the amount of food waste going to landfill, where it releases harmful greenhouse gases, helping to achieve our Net Zero strategy ...
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