§ 74. Mr. J. Morrisonasked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of waste paper is estimated to be available as salvage; what is the value of the lost proportion in dollars; and what steps are being taken to encourage the saving and collection of waste paper.
§ Mr. BottomleyIt is estimated that about one-third of paper available in the United Kingdom is recovered as salvage. It is not possible to say precisely what further proportion could be salvaged as considerable quantities, such as export packing, are irrecoverable, but I am satisfied that it must be substantial. I cannot within the limits of a reply to a Question indicate all the steps that are being taken to encourage collections, but a continuous campaign to this end is carried on by the Directorate of Salvage and Recovery and by the Waste Paper Recovery Association —a voluntary organisation. I should like to take this opportunity of repeating the appeal which my right hon. Friend has made on previous occasions to the public generally to assist.