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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the objectives of the Recycling and Organics Technical Advisory Team are; who the members of the team are; how they were selected; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

125130; 409 c853-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has provided for the Waste Resources Action Programme in each year since its inception; and what its projected funding is. - Includes table.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

125135; 409 c856W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what responsibilities her Department has allocated to the Waste Resources and Action Programme regarding private finance initiative for waste management contracts.

Asked by

Paddy Tipping (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

124729; 409 c863W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on Government waste minimisation programmes to (a) increase the number of households that practise composting, (b) promote reusable nappies, (c) promote a reduction of waste from supermarket purchased products and (d) create...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

125129; 409 c853W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role the Government will have in setting measurable targets for increasing public awareness and participation in recycling and waste minimisation activities which the Waste Resources Action Programme is undertaking as part of the Waste Awareness Programme; and...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

125131; 409 c854W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has held in the last year with voluntary organisations on the Waste and Resources Action Programme; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 July 2003

Reference

122232; 408 c407W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will establish short-term guidelines for drafting new standards in co-ordination with the British Standards Institution and the Waste Resource Action Programme that do not create barriers blocking the use of recycled goods; and if she will make a...

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

2 July 2003

Reference

121987; 408 c304-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to make waste minimisation and recycling mandatory for the commercial sectors to achieve a reduction in overall commercial waste levels. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 May 2003

For answer on

10 June 2003

Answered on

10 June 2003

Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to make waste minimisation and recycling mandatory for the commercial sectors to achieve a reduction in overall commercial waste levels. [115940] Mr. Meacher: The Department has no plans to make waste minimisation or recycling mandatory for the commercial sectors. However, there are already a number of mechanisms in place that are designed to achieve an overall reduction in commercial waste levels. The Government has set a target to reduce, by 2005-06, the amount of commercial and industrial waste going to landfill to 85 per cent. of 1998 levels. Current estimates suggest that we are on course to meet this target. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997 (as amended) set targets for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste and provide incentives to minimise the amount of packaging handled. Between 1999 and 2002, the amount of packaging waste sent to landfill fell from 5.7 to 4.4 million tonnes, although the 2002 figure is still provisional at this stage. The Government will additionally be setting targets for the recovery and recycling of electrical equipment. The Government has entered into a voluntary agreement with the newspaper industry, which has seen recycled content of newspapers increase to well over the target of 60 per cent. last year. The Government is looking to enter into more agreements of this kind. Envirowise, is a Government funded business support programme dedicated to making businesses more resource efficient, saving money by minimising waste. Last year alone, Envirowise helped UK businesses to achieve annual cost savings of over £175 million, with a reduction of 1.6 million tonnes of solid waste. It also funds the Sustainable Technologies Initiative that provides funding for research and development projects aimed at minimising waste at source. Finally, the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is helping to create stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products, and remove the barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling. This should help to make all recycling more commercially viable, including that which is produced by the commercial sector.

Date

10 June 2003

Reference

115940; 406 c730W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take action to reduce the disparity between the cost of exporting unsorted recyclables and the cost of sorting them in the UK.

Asked by

Barry Sheerman (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 June 2003

Reference

114794; 406 c728W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the responsibilities allocated to the Waste and Resources Action Programme; and what the present budget allocation is. - Including figures.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

3 June 2003

Reference

114268; 406 c23-4W;406 c23W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking (a) to reduce waste arisings and (b) to facilitate the re-use of such arisings from the (i) agriculture, (ii) mining and quarrying, (iii) commercial and (iv) demolition and construction sectors.

Asked by

Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 March 2003

For answer on

26 March 2003

Answered on

26 March 2003

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking (a) to reduce waste arisings and (b) to facilitate the re-use of such arisings from the (i) agriculture, (ii) mining and quarrying, (iii) commercial and (iv) demolition and construction sectors. [104546] Mr. Meacher: Government are taking a number of steps aimed at reducing waste arisings and increasing re-use. In agriculture, we have set up the Agricultural Waste Stakeholders' Forum to inform the development of the Regulations for applying the Waste Framework Directive to agricultural waste. The Forum's terms of reference include identifying and encouraging opportunities to reduce the production of agricultural waste and are available at http://www.defra.qov.uk/ environment/waste/aqforum/index.htm Re-use of construction and demolition waste, and some types of mineral waste that can be substituted for newly won aggregates, will be encouraged through exemption from the Aggregates Levy which was introduced on 1 April 2002 at a rate of £1.60 per tonne for virgin aggregates. The Levy also encourages economy of use and less waste of aggregates at construction sites. Some funding from the Levy has also been set aside to fund projects which aim to minimise the demand for primary aggregates. On commercial waste, Defra jointly with DTI, funds the Envirowise programme which provides free independent help and advice on environmental issues, resource efficiency and sustainable business solutions to UK companies. Waste minimisation and effective resource management are central to its aims. It is based on the principle that good environmental sense makes good business sense, and that companies can save money through resource efficiencies. Launched in 1994, Envirowise delivers its messages principally via a freephone national Helpline; On-site Resource Efficiency visits to small and medium sized enterprises by a Helpline advisor; training events; a website; and the dissemination of case studies and good practice guides. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) also includes removing the barriers to waste minimisation and re-use as part of its mission. The Strategy Unit's report `Waste Not, Want Not' made a number of recommendations on waste minimisation and re-use. The government is considering its response to these recommendations, which it aims to publish around the time of the Budget.

Date

26 March 2003

Reference

104546; 402 c233-4W

House

House of Commons

Winning the war on waste. Minutes of evidence 5 February 2003.(Printed in HC 99)

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environmental Audit Committee

Date

5 February 2003

Reference

HC 99-v 2002/03

House

House of Commons

The future of waste management. Minutes of evidence 29 January 2003. (Printed in HC 385).

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 22.05.03

Date

29 January 2003

Reference

HC 385-i 2002/03

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to promote the recycling of plastic bottles. - Includes figure and ref to Producer Responsibility Regulations. (Holding answer 22 January 2003).

Asked by

Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 January 2003

Reference

89808; 398 c437-8W;398 c435-6W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proposals she has to develop a market for recycled plastic; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figure and ref to Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 1997.

Asked by

Alan Hurst (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

87343; 397 c27W

House

House of Commons

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