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Recycling: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Jan 2025
Answer
6 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

  2. 6 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 6 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms will ensure that across England, every citizen will be able to recycle the same materials, no longer needing to check what their council will accept for recycling. This policy will make recycling easier and ensur...

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