Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 20 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 June 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 7 June 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, how much plastic per person was recycled in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much plastic per person was recycled in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [175634] Mr. Morley: The 2002-03 Municipal Waste Management Survey return completed by Shrewsbury and Atcham district council, showed no record of any collections of plastics from kerbside schemes, bring sites or private/voluntary schemes. The same 2002-03 Municipal Waste Management Survey for England shows that 3,742,000 tonnes of household waste was recycled or composted, 13,000 tonnes (or 0.347 per cent.) of which, was plastic. Per capita figures are not recorded. Although the figures are collected on a different basis, records show that in England, 170,915 tonnes of plastic packaging were recycled in 2003. Figures for recycling plastic packaging are not available by district council area.

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