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Written question asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 March 2023. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Plastics: Recycling

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of composting facilities across England that treat compostable packaging.

Answer

There are 199 composting facilities in England. There are 143 anaerobic digestion facilities with a permit to treat organic waste in England. 142 of these anaerobic digestion sites are wet AD sites which generally do not accept materials that need to be composted in an industrial composting process and one of these sites is a dry AD plant that may be able to treat compostable materials.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6271
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Biodegradability Recycling Packaging Plastics
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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