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Waste Disposal: Contracts

Commons · Question 16756 · Tabled 7 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

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Asked by Darren Paffey

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on ensuring value for money in contracts for the treatment of separately collected household food waste, including where priv

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 14 Jul 2026

Defra does not provide direct guidance to local authorities for the procurement of food waste treatment contracts. However, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), funded by Defra have provided guidance for local authorities to support the implementa...