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Waste Disposal: Monitoring

Commons · Question 91698 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of local authorities currently use digital waste tracking services.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 27 Nov 2025

The Digital Waste Tracking Service goes live from April 2026 for waste receivers, with requirements to digitally track waste received becoming mandatory in October 2026. Waste operators currently use multiple systems - some paper based and others digital ...