Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 67442

Landfill: Methane

Tabled: 14 July 2025

Answered: 21 July 2025

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support local authorities in tackling methane emissions from landfill sites through improved (a) waste separation, (b) capture technologies and (c) food waste redu

Answer

Mary Creagh

Reducing emissions further requires ‘turning off the tap’ for landfill gas production by diverting biodegradable waste from landfill, as well as maximising capture and destruction of landfill gas created by previously deposited waste. Defra is exploring o...

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