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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has considered introducing the potential merits of introducing measures to improve the quality of paper placed in household recycling bins.

Simpler Recycling aims to improve material quality by reducing contamination and confusion, including requiring paper and card to be collected separately. Where separate collection is not practical, waste collectors may co-collect materials but must produce a written justification. WRAP, funded by Defra, provides guidance to local authorities on tackling contamination.