Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 17557

Heating: Waste

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Ben Goldsborough

Labour — South Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waste created as a result of consumers changing heating technologies.

Answer

Martin McCluskey
When replacing a fossil fuel heating system with a heat pump or other low carbon technology, the expectation and rules for waste disposal are the same as like-for-like replacements. Guidance for the disposal of appliances varies by product categorisation....
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