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Which local authorities will receive supplementary credit approval resources for recycling projects in 1996-97. - Includes figures and fact that lists of allocations have been placed in Library.(in library as DEP/3 3356).

Asked by

Peter Butler (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

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Answered

For answer on

15 May 1996

Answered on

15 May 1996

Mr. Butler: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities will receive supplementary credit approval resources for recycling projects in 1996-97; and if he will make a statement.[29727] Mr. Clappison: I am today announcing the allocation of over £10 million in supplementary credit approval resources for investment in recycling projects by local authorities in 1996-97. This is the sixth year of the programme and the allocations announced today bring the total number of recycling projects supported by the programme to over 1,300. The programme forms part of the Government's environmental partnership initiative, which aims to maximise investment through a combination of Government resources, authorities' own resources and private sector contributions. This year we received bids totalling almost £40 million. We have given priority in allocating resources to large-scale projects of strategic significance, aimed at delivering the objectives set out in our White Paper, "Making Waste Work: A strategy for sustainable waste management in England and Wales". If recycling infrastructure is to expand and recycling increase, then all those involved in dealing with waste, including Government, local authorities and the private and voluntary sectors, need to work together. Partnership and co-operation are at the heart of our strategy for more sustainable waste management. Authorities working in co-operation with the private and voluntary sectors have therefore done particularly well in the allocations. The programme also provides the opportunity for authorities to work with the private sector to respond to our producer responsibility challenge for packaging. A number of bids are the result of partnerships between industry and local authorities and are aimed at recycling packaging. A variety of schemes have been successful, including a new materials reclamation facility at Peterborough, a municipal composting facility to be run jointly by Sandwell and Dudley MBCs and a kerbside collection scheme in Amber valley. One of the features of the SCA programme has been to provide assistance to projects, which although environmentally beneficial, may not attract support from the private sector. Home composting is a good example of this. We see composting as an important way in which the environmental impact of household waste can be reduced, as well as providing a valuable alternative to peat-based products. In our waste strategy "Making Waste Work", we have set a target of 40 per cent. of domestic properties with a garden to carry out home composting by the year 2000. I am therefore pleased that so many authorities are enabling householders to taking increased responsibility for their own waste, by establishing home composting schemes, and I am happy to announce support for home composting which totals £1.1 million. Each authority is today being notified of the outcome of its bid. Lists of the allocations have been placed in the Library.

Date

15 May 1996

Reference

29727; 277 c488-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

If he will list the composting rates in each OECD country, at the latest available date. - Inc ref to OECD "Environmental Data Compendium 1995" and table for amounts of municipal waste composted in OECD countries.

Asked by

Joan Ruddock (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

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Written questions

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Answered

For answer on

28 March 1996

Answered on

28 March 1996

Ms Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the composting rates in each OECD country, at the latest available date.[23373] Mr. Clappison: The OECD publishes information on the environment every two years. Data on the composting of municipal waste, which are given in the table is taken from OECD "Environmental Data Compendium, 1995". Information may not be on a consistent basis from one country to another. Information relating to composting in the United Kingdom is not collected centrally. Amounts of municipal waste composted in OECD countries _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Year Composted waste (000 tonnes) Total collected (000 tonnes) Canada 1992 218 18,800 USA 1993 5,821 187,790 Japan 1991 57 50,767 Austria 1990 85 2,506 Belgium 1994 96 1,160 Denmark 1993 206 2,377 Finland 1990 50 3,100 France 1992 1,300 20,500 Germany 1990 369 21,615 Luxembourg 1993 5 190 Netherlands 1991 475 7,602 Norway 1992 15 2,223 Portugal 1992 444 3,270 Spain 1993 1,560 14,256 Sweden 1990 100 3,200 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

28 March 1996

Reference

23373; 274 c713W

House

House of Commons

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