Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 23936

Incinerators

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of moratoriums on the building of incinerators.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Over the last 14 years, England has seen recycling rates stall, meaning too much waste is dealt with through incineration or thrown in landfill. Under new plans, published alongside Defra’s Residual Waste Infrastructure Capacity Note, the Government makes...

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