Written question asked by Parmjit Singh Gill (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 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 percentage of (a) domestic refuse, (b) commercial refuse and (c) industrial refuse was recycled in (i) Leicester and (ii) England in the last year for which figures are available. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of (a) domestic refuse, (b) commercial refuse and (c) industrial refuse was recycled in (i) Leicester and (ii) England in the last year for which figures are available. [198662] Mr. Morley: Results from the Defra Municipal Waste Management Survey 2002-03 show Leicester with a household recycling rate of 11.5 per cent. The household recycling rate for England over the same period was 14.5 per cent. The latest results available for industrial and commercial waste, reused or recycled are from the Environment Agency, National Waste Production Survey, 1998-99. Results for England show a commercial recycling rate of 24.2 per cent. and an industrial recycling rate of 42.2 per cent. The corresponding recycling rates for Leicester are not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198662; 426 c2029-30W;426 c2035-6W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Domestic waste Recycling Waste disposal Waste Leicester Industrial waste
Contains statistics: Yes
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