PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Recycling: EU Action (7 September 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to meet the recycling targets of the EU's Circular Economy Package.
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answer
Defra has not prepared projections on the proportion of household waste expected to be recycled by 2030.
The Circular Economy Package is still under negotiation and no agreement has yet been reached on recycling targets. The UK is assessing the potential implications of the proposals.
Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
12 September 2017
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