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Waste: Landfill

Asked by Kerry McCarthyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 24 February 2026UIN 113062

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects further policy measures to be introduced to prevent biodegradable waste from entering landfill.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Reducing the amount of biodegradable waste being sent to landfill has a key part to play in tackling climate change. In February 2025, Defra published a summary of responses to the call for evidence on the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill from 2028. We are developing options.

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