Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 6 September 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 September 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 13 September 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 she is taking to encourage the recycling of plastic; and if she will list those local authorities which operate (a) kerbside and (b) other plastic recycling schemes. - (Holding answer 8 September 2004).
- Answer
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Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking to encourage the recycling of plastic; and if she will list those local authorities which operate (a) kerbside and (b) other plastic recycling schemes. [187830] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 8 September 2004]: All local authorities in England have been set challenging Statutory Performance Standards for 2003-04 and 2005-06 for the recycling and composting of household waste. The Government do not specify which materials local authorities are required to collect. The Statutory Performance Standards are weight based so initially local authorities are likely to recycle heavier materials. However, as recycling targets become increasingly demanding, local authorities are expected to target lighter materials such as plastics. To make the recycling of plastic more economically attractive the Government-funded Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP) has developed a programme to expand markets for plastic recyclate. As a result of WRAP activity since 2001 in excess of 35,000 additional tonnes of plastic recycling capacity per year is either operational, under construction or otherwise committed. According to the Municipal Waste Management Survey 2002-03 the following local authorities operated (a) a kerbside collection scheme, or (b) other plastic recycling schemes. Local authorities operating a plastics kerbside collection scheme in 2002-03 Adur District Council Alnwick District Council Arun District Council Aylesbury Vale District Council Babergh District Council Barking and Dagenham LB Bath and North East Somerset Council Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Bexley LB Blaby District Council Blyth Valley Borough Council Bolton MBC Bradford City MDC MBC Braintree District Council Breckland BC Bristol City Council Bromley LB Broxtowe Borough Council Castle Morpeth Borough Council Charnwood Borough Council Chelmsford Borough Council Chester City Council Chichester District Council Colchester Borough Council Dacorum BC Dartford Borough Council Daventry DC East Hampshire District Council East Lindsey District Council East Northamptonshire Council Eastleigh Borough Council Elmbridge Borough Council Exeter City Council Fenland District Council Gloucester City Council Gosport Borough Council Gravesham Borough Council Hart District Council Havant Borough Council Hillingdon LB Horsham District Council Kerrier District Council Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Kingston-upon-Thames LB Lancaster City Council Leeds City Council MBC Leicester City Council Lewes District Council Lichfield District Council Lincoln City Council London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Manchester City Council Melton Borough Council Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Devon District Council Mid Sussex District Council Milton Keynes Council New Forest District Council Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council North Devon District Council North Dorset District Council North East Lincolnshire Council North Kesteven District Council North West Leicestershire District Council Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Oldham MBC Pendle Borough Council Plymouth City Council Poole BC Purbeck District Council Reading BC Redbridge LB Rochdale MBC Rossendale Borough Council Sevenoaks District Council South Hams District Council South Holland District Council South Kesteven DC South Norfolk Council South Northamptonshire District Council South Oxfordshire District Council Southend-on-Sea BC St. Albans City and District Council Stafford BC Stroud District Council Swale Borough Council Teesdale District Council Teignbridge DC Thanet District Council Three Rivers District Council Torbay Council Torridge District Council Wellingborough BC Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Worthing Borough Council Wychavon District Council Local authorities a non-kerbside plastic recycling scheme Adur District Council Alnwick District Council Arun District Council Aylesbury Vale District Council Babergh District Council Barking and Dagenham LB Bath and North East Somerset Council Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Bexley LB Blaby District Council Blyth Valley Borough Council Bolton MBC Bradford City MDC MBC Braintree District Council Breckland BC Bristol City Council Bromley LB Broxtowe Borough Council Castle Morpeth Borough Council Charnwood Borough Council Chelmsford Borough Council Chester City Council Chichester District Council Colchester Borough Council Dacorum BC Dartford Borough Council Daventry DC East Hampshire District Council East Lindsey District Council East Northamptonshire Council Eastleigh Borough Council Elmbridge Borough Council Exeter City Council Fenland District Council Gloucester City Council Gosport Borough Council Gravesham Borough Council Hart District Council Havant Borough Council Hillingdon LB Horsham District Council Kerrier District Council Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Kingston-upon-Thames LB Lancaster City Council Leeds City Council MBC Leicester City Council Lewes District Council Lichfield District Council Lincoln City Council London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Manchester City Council Melton Borough Council Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Devon District Council Mid Sussex District Council Milton Keynes Council New Forest District Council Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council North Devon District Council North Dorset District Council North East Lincolnshire Council North Kesteven District Council North West Leicestershire District Council Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Oldham MBC Pendle Borough Council Plymouth City Council Poole BC Purbeck District Council Reading BC Redbridge LB Rochdale MBC Rossendale Borough Council Sevenoaks District Council South Hams District Council South Holland District Council South Kesteven DC South Norfolk Council South Northamptonshire District Council South Oxfordshire District Council Southend-on-Sea BC St. Albans City and District Council Stafford BC Stroud District Council Swale Borough Council Teesdale District Council Teignbridge DC Thanet District Council Three Rivers District Council Torbay Council Torridge District Council Wellingborough BC Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Worthing Borough Council Wychavon District Council
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 424 c1417-20W;424 c1415-8W; 187830
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- Local government Recycling Plastics Waste management
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