Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 21493
Incinerators
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 9 January 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is planning to review the role of waste incineration in the management of residual waste in England; and what his plans are for proposed incineration facilities
Answer
Mary CreaghOver the last 14 years, recycling rates stalled, meaning too much waste is dealt with unnecessarily through incineration or thrown in landfill. On 30 December, Defra published the Residual waste infrastructure capacity note and an accompanying statement, ...
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