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.