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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many local authorities (a) deal with locally arising waste in their area and (b) export it outside their area.

We have not compiled such information, although information on the treatment and facilities used by each local authority will be recorded within the Waste-Data-Flow system (http://www.wastedataflow.org/) that local authorities use to provide information on waste collection and management.

Some local authorities use local facilities, others transport it outside of their areas. This is a commercial matter for each local authority, and each local authority must do what achieves the best value for money for its residents.