Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 September 2003. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 1 September 2003 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 (a) household and (b) commercial waste was recycled in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1997, broken down by materials. - Includes figures for household waste. No data available on commercial waste recycled. (Holding answer 14 July 2003).

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) household and (b) commercial waste was recycled in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1997, broken down by materials. [125626] Mr. Morley :[holding answer 14 July 2003]: Figures in tonnes relating to household waste from the Municipal Waste Management Survey returns for Shrewsbury and Atcham since 1997 are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Glass 676 870 949 996 1,076 Paper and Card 2,001 2,591 2,499 2,556 2,649 Cans (mixed) 35 39 57 72 69 Textiles 25 36 38 57 60 Scrap metal and white goods 40 19 -- 65 -- Compostable waste -- -- -- 48 50 Books -- -- -- 6 -- Total 2,777 3,555 3,543 3,800 3,904 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These data cover Shrewsbury and Atcham Waste Collection Authority. An unknown proportion of waste from households in the area would have been recycled at Civic Amenity sites. However, the Civic Amenity site data are provided by the Waste Disposal Authority (in this case Shropshire) and would cover all WCAs within its boundaries. No data are available on the proportion of commercial waste recycled within the area.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 125626; 409 c857W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Domestic waste Recycling Waste disposal Waste Industrial waste Shrewsbury Atcham
Contains statistics: Yes
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