PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Recycling: Domestic Waste (7 September 2017)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of household waste his Department expects England to recycle by 2030.

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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