Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58521

Recycling: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 9 June 2025

Answered: 13 June 2025

Named Day

Question

Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using AI technologies in the national recycling system for (a) waste separation and (b) material recovery.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Government has not conducted a specific assessment of use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support recycling in England. However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) conducts ongoing engagement with local auth...

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