Batteries: Waste Disposal
Commons · Question 118853 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the economy of battery fires in waste centres.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Mar 2026
The department is aware from ongoing discussions with industry that the reported costs of battery fires in waste centres are significant, and this is a major concern. Defra is currently considering options for reforms of the batteries regulations that wou...