Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL2388

Furniture: Incinerators

Tabled: 21 July 2026

Answered: 4 August 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of requiring sofas and other furniture containing persistent organic pollutants to be incinerated at 800°C alongside clinical waste as per Regulation (EU) 2019/1021

Answer

There is a growing concern about the health and environmental impacts of some chemical flame retardants, including tris(chloropropyl) phosphate. In June 2025, the Environment Agency published a scoping review of flame retardants relevant to the GB market....

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