Minerals: Recycling
Commons · Question 110765 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a list of companies that have a licence to export critical mineral waste and scrap for recycling abroad.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Feb 2026
Defra does not maintain a list of businesses that export waste from the UK. Any exporter that is not the original waste producer must be registered as a waste broker or dealer. Details of registered brokers and dealers in England can be found on the publi...