Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 26874

Incinerators

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Abtisam Mohamed

LabourSheffield Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government to crack down on waste incinerators with stricter standards for new builds, published on 30 December 2024, whether

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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