Written question asked by Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 September 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002 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, how much tonnage was collected from segregated domestic waste broken down by (a) paper, (b) plastic, (c) glass and (d) metals in the last recorded 12 month period. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much tonnage was collected from segregated domestic waste broken down by (a) paper, (b) plastic, (c) glass and (d) metals in the last recorded 12 month period. [74574] Mr. Meacher: Figures from the 2000-01 Defra Municipal Waste Management Survey show that for England, the following segregated household waste were collected for recycling: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Material recycled Tonnages As a percentage of total household waste collected Paper and card 910,000 3.6 Plastics 13,000 0.1 Glass 396,000 1.8 Scrap metal, white goods and cans 336,000 1.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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