Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 1993. It was answered by Tim Yeo (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 October 1993 on behalf of the Department of the Environment.

Dept of the Environment

Question: What measures are being taken by his Department to encourage the use of reduced quantities of (a) metals, (b) plastic and (c) paper in packaging. - Inc fact that on 27 July DOE invited all sections of packaging industry to draw up a plan for raising current levels of recovery to between 50 and 75% by the year 2000. Inc list of 5 objectives which any industry plan must meet and fact that copies of two recent DOE press releases (Nos 519 and 594) setting out challenge to packaging industry have been placed in Library.

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