Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Thursday, 20 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 January 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 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, how many farm plastics recycling schemes are in place. - Inc ref to consultation paper published on 9 December 2004 and is available in the Library and http://www/defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/agwaste-regs/index .htm.

Answer: Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm plastics recycling schemes are in place. [211079] Mr. Morley: Currently, there is one recycling scheme for farm plastics in place to my knowledge. However, Chapter 8 of the consultation paper on the draft Waste Management (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 discusses the introduction of a voluntary or statutory producer responsibility scheme for the collection and recovery of non-packaging plastic waste from farms. The consultation paper was published on 9 December 2004 and is available in the Library of the House and on my Department's website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/ corporate/consult/agwaste-regs/index.htm. Views are invited by 18 March 2005. Plastic packaging waste from farms and elsewhere is already the subject of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (as amended).

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