Written question asked by Win Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 21 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 January 2001. It was answered by Chris Mullin (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 January 2001 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the results of the consultation undertaken on the problems of the dispersal of foam plastics in 1998. - Inc figures and ref to 'Options for Tackling the Problem of Waste Non-Packaging Farm Plastics'.

Answer: Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will make a statement on the results of the consultation undertaken on the problems of the dispersal of foam plastics in 1998. [144401] Mr. Mullin: DETR published a consultation paper "Options for Tackling the Problem of Waste Non- Packaging Farm Plastics" in October 1998. This sought opinions on the potential for legislative and voluntary approaches to recycling non-packaging agricultural film. Some 10,000 consultation documents were issued but there was a very limited response to this consultation-- only 35. These showed no clear preference for a legislative approach and provided the Government with no clear basis for future action. The issue has been raised again in the context of extending waste management controls to agricultural waste and is being considered currently.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 360 c486W; 144401
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Farms Public participation Recycling Plastics Waste management Waste disposal
Contains statistics: Yes
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