Recycling
Commons · Question 88755 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the lack of sorting requirements of collected materials under Simpler Recycling on recycling rates.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 14 Nov 2025
As part of the Simpler Recycling reforms, the Government has made an exemption in regulations to allow local authorities and other waste collectors to co-collect plastic, metal and glass in the same container. This applies in all circumstances without the...