Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 79080

Food: Waste Disposal

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 17 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the preparedness of local authorities in England to collect food waste separately to household waste from March 2026.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Under the Simpler Recycling reforms, all local authorities in England must provide weekly food waste collections from households by 31 March 2026, unless a transitional arrangement applies (a later date set in legislation). We have invested over £340 mill...
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