Written question asked by Tom Cox (Labour) on Thursday, 20 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 percentage of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) industrial refuse has been recycled within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. - Inc table.

Answer: Tom Cox: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of (a) domestic, (b) commercial and (c) industrial refuse has been recycled within the Greater London area in each of the last three years. [211047] Mr. Morley: Results from the Defra Municipal Waste Management Survey show the following household waste recycling and composting rates in the Greater London area: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage 2000-01 9.0 2001-02 9.4 2002-03 10.9 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Corresponding data for commercial and industrial waste are not available.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 211047; 430 c582W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Greater London Domestic waste Recycling Waste management Waste disposal
Contains statistics: Yes
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