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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 December 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 13 December 2004 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, what steps her Department is taking to increase the reuse of waste wood; what guidance her Department gives to local authorities on encouraging recycling of wood; what estimate she has made of the amount of waste wood produced by households in the UK in the last year. - (Holding answer 1 December 2004).
Answer

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps her Department is taking to increase the reuse of waste wood; [200470] (2) what guidance her Department gives to local authorities on encouraging recycling of wood; [200471] (3) what estimate she has made of the amount of waste wood produced by households in the UK in the last year. [200472] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 1 December 2004]: Wood may be diverted from landfill in a number of ways such as through re-use or recycling it as a raw material in construction, or for manufacturing wood-based products, or for use as a fuel, rather than being sent to landfill. To encourage this, wood is one of the priority materials under the Government-funded Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) which was established to create materials for recycled materials. By 2006 WRAP is aiming to deliver an additional 150,000 tonnes recycling capacity for waste wood, with the majority going into added-value end markets. Defra provides a range of support for local authorities in England to help improve their recycling rates for all types of household waste, including waste wood, such as the Waste Implementation Programme's Local Authority Support programme. Local authorities can also get advice on the separate collection of dry recyclables and organic wastes from WRAP'S ROTATE programme. My Department does not collect separate data on the amount of waste wood produced by households in the UK. However, Dr. J. Parfitt's Analysis of Household Waste Composition cited in the Strategy Unit's 2002 report, "Waste not, Want not; A strategy for tackling the waste problem in England", indicates that wood made up 5 per cent. of household waste in the UK in 2000-01.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
428 c815-6W; 200470;200471;200472
Session
2004-05
Subjects
Landfill Domestic waste Recycling Waste disposal Timber
Link
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