Heating: Technology
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the safe storage and disposal of oil and gas assets removed following a change in heating technology, in the context of the aim to deploy 450,000 clean heating systems annually by 2030.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Environment Agency does not oversee the deployment of clean heating systems. However, where oil tanks, boilers etc. are removed, waste producers and contractors must comply with their legal Waste Duty of Care and ensure waste is managed appropriately, including any hazardous wastes from decommissioning activities. Further information here Waste duty of care code of practice - GOV.UK and Dispose of business or commercial waste: Your responsibilities - GOV.UK.
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