Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72842

Recycling: Standards

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he plans to issue on sufficient sorting requirements for material recovery facilities to follow.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Defra does not plan to issue specific guidance on sorting requirements for Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Simpler Recycling requires the following recyclable waste streams from all households and workplaces in England: glass, metal, plastic, paper a...

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