Written question asked by Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 26 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 September 2002. It was answered by Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Labour) on Thursday, 19 September 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of waste produced in his Department was (a) recycled, (b) composted and (c) re-used, broken down into (i) paper, (ii) plastics, (iii) aluminium cans and (iv) other in each year since 1997; what plans there are to increase these proportions; and if he will make a statement- Including figures and fact that information requested is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Answer: Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of waste produced in his Department was (a) recycled, (b) composted and (c) re-used, broken down into (i) paper, (ii) plastics, (iii) aluminium cans and (iv) other in each year since 1997; what plans there are to increase these proportions; and if he will make a statement. [65701] Beverley Hughes: The information requested is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, records for the Department's Central London headquarters estate show that 20 per cent. of the office waste was recycled in 2000-01 and 25 per cent. was recycled in 2001-02. Waste minimisation schemes are being introduced at all key sites on the Department's non-prison estate, while waste audits have been conducted at 72 sites on the prison estate and waste management units are operational at 14 prisons and developmental work is underway at a further 18 sites. We are considering how to increase the range and amount of waste sent for recycling.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 390 c47W; 65701
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Compost Government departments Home Office Procurement Recycling Paper Plastics Waste disposal Waste Aluminium
Contains statistics: Yes
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