Aluminium: Recycling
Commons · Question 110767 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Tessa Munt
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is his Department's policy on the recycling of aluminium in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Chris McDonald, 9 Feb 2026
The UK 2024 Criticality Assessment, commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade, recognises aluminium as a critical mineral essential to the UK’s green energy transition.The Government recognises the importance of scrap metals, including alumini...