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Glass: Recycling

Commons · Question 45532 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local councils to facilitate glass recycling for hospitality businesses if they choose to cancel their commercial wast

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 29 Apr 2025

Local authorities have a duty to arrange the collection of commercial waste when requested to by an occupier of a premise in its area. This may mean providing a service or entering into a contract with a private waste collector. There is no requirement fo...