Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99053
Housing: Recycling
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on maintaining continuity of household recycling services in the event of (a) contractor disputes and (b) contract terminatio
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra has published guidance for local authorities on prioritising services in periods of disruption in waste operations which can be found here.