Written question asked by Iain Wright (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 January 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Monday, 31 January 2005 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 the proportion of household waste recycled in Hartlepool was in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Answer: Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the proportion of household waste recycled in Hartlepool was in each year since 1997. [210648] Mr. Morley: The proportion of household waste sent for recycling or composting in Hartlepool since 1997 is presented in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage of household waste sent for recycling or composting in Hartlepool 1997-98 4 1998-99 4 1999-2000 6 2000-01 5 2001-02 9 2002-03 11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Defra's Municipal Waste Management Survey (MWMS) MWMS Data for 2003-04 have not been released yet. Best Value Performance Indicator data (for the percentage of household waste sent for recycling or composting) are usually a good indicator for Defra's MWMS. The 2003-04 BVPI figure for the percentage of household waste sent for recycling or composting in Hartlepool is 13 per cent.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 210648; 430 c581W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Domestic waste Recycling Waste management Waste disposal Hartlepool
Contains statistics: Yes
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