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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the latest available 12 month figures are for the proportion of the Department's redundant documentation, waste paper and card that is recycled; and if he will make a statement on the Department's recycling policy. [188693] Angela Smith: The most recent figures available for Northern Ireland Government Departments, which show the proportion of redundant paper and cardboard that is recycled are for 2002-03. A total of 1,270 tonnes of waste paper was collected of which some 1,143 tonnes were recycled. This equates to 90 per cent. of the collected waste paper. The remaining 127 tonnes, which were unsuitable for recycling, were used as "fibre fuel" and therefore classed as being thermally recycled. There are no figures available for an overall paper recycling rate. The volume of cardboard collected during this time was negligible, at less than 10 tonnes per annum. The Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy, published in 2000 and currently under review, informs Government's waste management policy to encourage the sustainable management of resources in the NI economy.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

188693; 425 c377W;425 c376W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Government departments Publications Recycling Paper Waste Northern Ireland Office

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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