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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much food waste went to landfill sites in 2018.

Waste Policy is a devolved matter and the below relates to England only.

The UK Government has committed to working towards sending zero food waste to landfill by 2030 through its Clean Growth Strategy.

We have regular conversations with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on our policies including the collection of food waste. Our recent consultation on ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on weekly collections of food waste collections and providing statutory guidance on minimum standards for local authorities. We are analysing the responses.

We do not hold information on the amount of food waste that goes to landfill.