Recycling: Artificial Intelligence
Commons · Question 58521 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using AI technologies in the national recycling system for (a) waste separation and (b) material recovery.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 13 Jun 2025
The Government has not conducted a specific assessment of use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support recycling in England. However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) conducts ongoing engagement with local auth...