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Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal

Commons · Question 23653 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues guidance to local authorities on the size of (a) household rubbish and (b) recycling bins.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 22 Jan 2025

No, Defra has not issued guidance on the size of household rubbish and recycling bins. Local authorities are best placed to determine the effective delivery of local services. Through Simpler Recycling, Government is providing the framework in which they ...