Landfill: Pollution
Commons · Question 116280 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of leachate on the aquatic environment as a result of landfill abandonment.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Mar 2026
We recognise the potential impacts and threats presented from leachates entering into the environment, such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the risks of these associated with abandoned landfill ...