Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74373
Packaging: Compost
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Tristan Osborne
Labour — Chatham and Aylesford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent guidance his Department has provided to local authorities on the (a) collection and (b) disposal of independently certified BS 13432 compliant compostable packaging.
Answer
Mary CreaghUnder Simpler Recycling, local authorities and other waste collectors are required to collect the following recyclable waste streams from all households and workplaces in England: glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste (and garden waste from ho...
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