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Recycling: Costs

Commons · Question 28153 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the trends in costs for using recycling centres; and whether she has made an assessment of whether there is a link between these costs and the number

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 14 Sep 2026

Defra does not hold any data on trends in costs for using recycling centres. Local councils are not allowed to charge for small scale household waste at Household Waste Recycling Centres.