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Waste Disposal: Small Businesses

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 72681

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to ensure that all small (a) businesses and (b) charities can have commercial waste collection under the new Simpler Recycling legislation, allowing for waste collection by domestic waste narrow access vehicles where necessary.

Answered by Mary Creagh

We can confirm that all small businesses and charities are in scope of Simpler Recycling. The Simpler Recycling legislation does not specify the type of vehicles that must be used for collection, provided they comply with existing standards on waste vehicles. Where commercial services are provided by local authorities, they can utilise waste vehicles that serve household collection routes.

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