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If he will list the percentage of (a) glass and (b) steel recycled in the United Kingdom in (i) 1994 and (ii) 1995; and if he will list such data as is available on recycling rates for (1) the United Kingdom and (2) other European Union member states. - Reference...

Asked by

Michael Meacher (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

4 December 1996

Answered on

4 December 1996

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the percentage of (a) glass and (b) steel recycled in the United Kingdom in (i) 1994 and (ii) 1995; and if he will list such data as is available on recycling rates for (1) the United Kingdom and (2) other European Union member states. [6995] Mr. Clappison: No definitive information is held centrally on the amount of glass and steel recycled in the United Kingdom. The latest estimates that my Department has on the amount of glass cullet and ferrous scrap that is recycled as a percentage of consumption in the United Kingdom during 1994 and 1995 are as follows: Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1994 1995{1} Glass cullet 28 26 Ferrous scrap 42 40 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional No information is available on the amount of steel or ferrous scrap recycled by other European Union (EU) member states. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development include in its bi-annual "Compendium of Environmental Data" information on the amount of glass a number of EU member states have recycled as a percentage of apparent consumption. Available information is shown below, but care must be taken in drawing comparisons of recycling performance between different countries as the data are not collected on a consistently defined bases. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1994 Per cent. Denmark 67 France 48 Germany 75 Greece 29 Ireland 31 Italy 54 Portugal 32 Spain 31 United Kingdom 28 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

4 December 1996

Reference

6995; 286 c644W;286 c642W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What estimate he has made of the proportion of discarded (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) plastic, and (d) biodegradables which have been (i) recycled and (ii) composted in each of the past five years, the current year, and each of the next five. - Includes table.

Asked by

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

28 October 1996

Answered on

28 October 1996

Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the proportion of discarded (a) glass, (b) paper, (c) plastic, and (d) biodegradables which have been (i) recycled and (ii) composted in each of the past five years, the current year, and each of the next five. [156] Mr. Clappison: It is not possible to provide information in the form requested. Information on plastic recycling and composting of biodegradables is not held centrally. The Department does obtain information from trade associations on the amounts of glass and paper recycled as a proportion of glass and paper consumption in the UK. Figures for the years 1989-1994 are given below. Glass and paper recycling as a proportion of the consumption of these materials in the UK _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Glass recycling Paper recycling (per cent.) per cent.) 1989 17 28 1990 21 32 1991 21 34 1992 26 34 1993 29 32 1994 28 33 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The Department has not made projections of these figures.

Date

28 October 1996

Reference

156; 284 c23W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What were the recycling rates for (a) glass, (b) plastics, (c) steel cans, (d) aluminium cans, (e) paper and card, (f) batteries, (g) tyres, (h) vehicles and (i) electrical and electronic equipment for each OECD country at the latest available date. - Inc ref to "OECD" Environmental Data Compendium, 1995",...

Asked by

Joan Ruddock (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

For answer on

28 March 1996

Answered on

28 March 1996

Ms Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the recycling rates for (a) glass, (b) plastics, (c) steel cans, (d) aluminium cans, (e) paper and card, (f) batteries, (g) tyres, (h) vehicles and (i) electrical and electronic equipment for each OECD country at the latest available date.[23372] Mr. Clappison: The OECD publishes information on the environment every two years. Limited information on the recycling of different materials, which is given in the table is published in the "OECD" Environmental Data Compendium, 1995". Information may not be on a consistent basis from one country to another. Information on the United Kingdom is provided by trade associations and published in the "Digest of Environmental Statistics, 17, 1995". Recovery of Paper and Cardboard and Glass in OECD countries _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Year Paper and cardboard Year Glass (percentage) (percentage) Canada 1992 32.0 1992 75.0 USA 1993 34.0 1993 22.0 Japan 1992 51.0 1992 56.0 Australia 1991 50.0 1992 36.0 Austria 1990 78.0 1994 76.0 Belgium 1993 11.0 1994 67.0 Denmark 1992 36.0 1994 67.0 Finland 1992 45.0 1994 50.0 France 1993 42.0 1994 48.0 Germany 1993 46.0 1994 75.0 Greece 1993 30.0 1994 29.0 Ireland 1991 3.0 1994 31.0 Italy 1991 47.0 1994 54.0 Netherlands 1991 53.0 1994 77.0 Norway 1993 32.0 1994 72.0 Portugal 1992 41.0 1994 32.0 Spain 1993 78.0 1994 31.0 Sweden 1993 50.0 1994 56.0 Switzerland 1993 54.0 1994 84.0 United Kingdom 1993 35.0 1993 29.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

28 March 1996

Reference

23372; 274 c712-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What are his latest estimates of the percentage of (a) paper, (b) glass, (c) aluminium and (d) iron currently recycled in the United Kingdom; and what are the Government's targets for the year 2000.

Asked by

Alan W Williams (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 February 1996

Reference

15535; 272 c276W;272 c257W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment

What action he has taken to encourage the recycling of glass; and what new initiatives are planned. - Inc ref to "Making Waste Work" (in Library).

Asked by

David Tredinnick (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 1996

Reference

8208; 269 c8-9W

House

House of Commons

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