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House of Commons Commission

Answer

Mr. Hancock: To ask the hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission what quantity of (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) cardboard, (d) plastic, (e) metal and (f) other materials have been (i) recovered and (ii) recycled from the waste stream of the parliamentary estate in each of the last three years; what percentage this represents of total waste in each case; what plans there are to increase the amount recycled; and if he will make a statement. [189755] Sir Archy Kirkwood: In the last three financial years the quantities of waste recycled were as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 (4 months) Glass (tonnes) 256 173 61 Paper and cardboard (tonnes) 263 379 121 Metal (tonnes) 46 50 1-- Oil (tonnes) 7 4 3 In addition, fluorescent tubes and toner cartridges were recycled. Percentage of total waste 25 26 28 recycled Percentage of waste recovered 100 100 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Extracted at incinerator. Not separately weighed. Recycling means that an item is reused. Recovery means that the waste is utilised in some way, for example incineration to generate electricity. Percentages of waste recycled and recovered exceed government targets, which are to recycle 25 per cent. and recover 40 per cent. The Waste Recycling Steering Group meets regularly and works closely with its contractors to maximise the amount of waste which is recycled from the parliamentary estate.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c274-5W; 189755

Session

2003-04

Subjects

House of Commons Glass Recycling Paper Palace of Westminster Metals Waste Oils

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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