Written Question·Treasury·UIN 83431

Landfill Tax

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the total value of landfill tax reclaimed by private landfill operators for (a) cover and (b) fluff material since 2000.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Landfill Tax was introduced in 1996 as a behavioural tax encouraging the diversion of material away from landfill to reuse and recycling. It has been a key driver behind local authority waste to landfill in England falling by 90% since 2000. HMRC refunded...
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