Heating: Waste

(asked on 9th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of waste created as a result of consumers changing heating technologies.


Answered by
Martin McCluskey Portrait
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 17th July 2026

When replacing a fossil fuel heating system with a heat pump or other low carbon technology, the expectation and rules for waste disposal are the same as like-for-like replacements.

Guidance for the disposal of appliances varies by product categorisation. Advice on waste management can be found on gov.uk.

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