To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what advice his Department has issued to local authorities on whether shredded paper is suitable for collection as part of domestic doorstep recycling collections. (130566)

My Department has not issued guidance to local authorities on collecting shredded paper as part of their domestic doorstep recycling service.

Although shredded paper can be recycled, some paper mills may not be able to accept it as it can be difficult to re-process. A lack of facilities accepting such material may affect a local authority’s decision on whether to include shredded paper in its domestic doorstep recycling collection service.