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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that issue, which is important up and down the country. He takes a considerable interest in such matters, so he knows that the Government have devoted an enormous amount of extra effort to, for example, promoting recycling, which is an important part of waste disposal. The level of recycling in this country has been significantly improved, but more needs to be done to meet the standards achieved in other European countries, so I am grateful for his interest in the subject.