Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 19907 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the frequency of residual waste household collections on (a) public health and (b) local amenities.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 20 Dec 2024
Under section 89 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, there is a duty on local authorities to keep land and highways clear of litter. We recognise that as recycling services are expanded and improved under Simpler Recycling in England, local authorit...