Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of investment his Department is making in new research on the better management of local authority waste management.

We are working with Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to build the existing evidence base and to understand the most cost effective ways for LAs to achieve consistent recycling collections. WRAP has also been working across a number of key areas to develop resources, guidance and practical examples to assist LAs and organisations.