Written question asked by James Cleverly (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 2 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has (a) her Department and (b) WRAP made of the number of waste collection authorities that have adopted (i) three weekly or (ii) monthly collections of residual household waste.
- Answer
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Defra does not routinely collect data on the frequency of household residual bin collections by waste collection authorities. Local authorities can self-report this information through the WRAP LA Portal - https://laportal.wrap.ngo/uk/ , however Defra cannot verify or comment on the estimates derived from this data.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 13143
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Domestic waste Waste disposal
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2026-07-02 15:14:01 +0100
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