Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the clarity of the information on recycling provided on the packaging of products sold in supermarkets.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
We do not collect data on the clarity of information about recycling on product packaging sold in supermarkets.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her officials have had with representatives of supermarkets on the (a) presence and (b) clarity of information on recycling on product packaging.
Answered by Rebecca Pow
As stated in our recently published summary of responses to our consultation on reforming the UK packaging producer responsibility system (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819467/epr-consult-sum-resp.pdf) we are minded to take forward, subject to further analysis and legal considerations, our proposal to introduce a mandatory labelling scheme in which all packaging is identified as ‘recyclable’ or ‘not recyclable’. This proposal was discussed during a policy workshop in April 2019 which was attended by a number of supermarket representatives.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her officials have had with supermarket representative on the (a) presence and (b) clarity of information about recycling on product packaging.
Answered by George Eustice
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department collects on the clarity of information about recycling on product packaging sold in supermarkets.
Answered by George Eustice
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the level of household food waste recycling.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Waste Policy is a devolved matter and the below relates to England only.
The UK Government has committed to working towards sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030 through its Clean Growth Strategy.
We have regular conversations with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on our policies including the collection of food waste. Our recent consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on weekly collections of food waste collections and providing statutory guidance on minimum standards for local authorities. We are analysing the responses.
We do not hold information on the amount of food waste that goes to landfill.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on steps to improve local authorities' food waste collection services.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Waste Policy is a devolved matter and the below relates to England only.
The UK Government has committed to working towards sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030 through its Clean Growth Strategy.
We have regular conversations with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on our policies including the collection of food waste. Our recent consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on weekly collections of food waste collections and providing statutory guidance on minimum standards for local authorities. We are analysing the responses.
We do not hold information on the amount of food waste that goes to landfill.
Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much food waste went to landfill sites in 2018.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Waste Policy is a devolved matter and the below relates to England only.
The UK Government has committed to working towards sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030 through its Clean Growth Strategy.
We have regular conversations with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on our policies including the collection of food waste. Our recent consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on weekly collections of food waste collections and providing statutory guidance on minimum standards for local authorities. We are analysing the responses.
We do not hold information on the amount of food waste that goes to landfill.