Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 29 November 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 January 2000. It was answered by Chris Mullin (Labour) on Monday, 10 January 2000 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, what percentage of waste collected for recycling was exported in the last year for which figures are available, broken down into (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) plastics and (d) metals. - Including table. (Holding answer 6 December 1999).

Answer: Mr. Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of waste collected for recycling was exported in the last year for which figures are available, broken down into (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) plastics and (d) metals. [100941] Mr. Mullin: [holding answer 6 December 1999]: The table shows the percentage of waste collected for recycling in the United Kingdom that was exported in 1998. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Material Percentage exported Amount exported (thousand tonnes) Glass 13 69 Paper and board 8 402 Plastics 24 40 Ferrous metals 36 3,193 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sources: British Glass Federation; Paper Federation of Great Britain; British Plastics Federation; Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau; HM Customs and Excise.

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