Written question asked by Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 16 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 January 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 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, on average, how many kilograms of waste were (a) recycled, (b) diverted from landfill and (c) sent to energy from waste facilities per household in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Austria, (iii) Germany, (iv) Denmark and (v) Sweden in the last year for which figures are available. - Table given.

Answer: Sue Doughty: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on average, how many kilograms of waste were (a) recycled, (b) diverted from landfill and (c) sent to energy from waste facilities per household in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Austria, (iii) Germany, (iv) Denmark and (v) Sweden in the last year for which figures are available. [206843] Mr. Morley: The latest available data are shown as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Kilograms of municipal waste per capita Recycled/ Energy from waste Diverted from landfill composted 2002-03 United Kingdom 87 46 120 2000 Austria 368 60 394 2001 Germany 247 0 445 2002 Denmark 231 389 620 2001 Sweden 171 169 343 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are shown per capita which is the usual basis for international comparisons. 2. Waste statistics on EU countries are available from the Eurostat website which can be accessed through http://europa.eu.int.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 206843; 429 c947-8W;429 c951-2W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Austria Compost Landfill Germany Domestic waste Recycling Waste management Renewable energy Waste disposal Sweden Denmark
Contains statistics: Yes
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