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Recycling

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 691, tabled on 15 October 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistency between local authorities on the waste that they collect for recycling.

Answered on

22 October 2019

The Government is committed to ensuring there is a comprehensive and consistent recycling service across England. The Environment Bill, published on 15 October, introduces legislation that will ensure local authorities collect a core set of recyclable materials from households from 2023.