Recycling: Standards
Commons · Question 85653 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department plans to issue to Material Recovery Facilities to ensure consistent sorting standards.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Nov 2025
Defra does not plan to issue specific guidance on sorting requirements for Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). We are working with WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) and waste industry representatives to support MRF readiness for the Simpler Rec...