Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the development of recycled wood products by the Waste and Resources Action Programme.

Answer: Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the development of recycled wood products by the Waste and Resources Action Programme. [221509] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 15 March 2005]: The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has a target to deliver an additional 150,000 tonnes recycling capacity for waste wood into added-value end markets by March 2006. WRAP will do this through: supporting further diversification of waste wood recycling, focusing on higher-value applications; increasing the consumption of waste wood by the panel board manufacturing industry; incentivising demand for recycled wood products by raising awareness and encouraging action among potential buyers in targeted sectors; exploiting the commercial opportunities identified by research on treated timber recycling; and, promoting the increased segregation of wood waste for recycling at household waste recycling centres, in the furniture recycling industry and during construction and demolition activities. Defra is monitoring WRAP's progress towards achievement of this target and will assess whether it has been met in the course of 2006.

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