Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Provide funding and guidance for collection of food waste by local authorities
Closed
85 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the Government to provide dedicated funding for collection of food waste, and issue clear guidance to support local authorities in the collection of food waste. Currently too much food waste is landfilled and decays, creating greenhouse emissions that threaten the UK's 2050 net zero target
Food waste makes up a shocking proportion of the material in our rubbish bins and mostly ends up in landfill.
The Environment Act 2021 clearly sets out the expectation that local authorities should collect food waste weekly and unmixed with other waste streams.
Dedicated funding, and guidance, from DEFRA to implement this legislation has been absent for 4 years. This is urgently required for waste collection authorities to put this legislation into practice.
The Environment Act 2021 clearly sets out the expectation that local authorities should collect food waste weekly and unmixed with other waste streams.
Dedicated funding, and guidance, from DEFRA to implement this legislation has been absent for 4 years. This is urgently required for waste collection authorities to put this legislation into practice.
Timeline
| 18 Jul 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jan 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
85
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
18 Jul 2023
Closed
18 Jan 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.