PROCESSED KITCHEN WASTE

HC Deb 21 February 1946 vol 419 cc300-1W

Mr. W. Roberts

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the production of processed kitchen waste, produced under the auspices of the Waste Food Board, in.monthly quantities since the introduction of the scheme, up to a recent date.

Sir S. Cripps:

The output of concentrated and dried kitchen waste has been as follow:

—	1942	1943	1944	1945
	Tons	Tons.	Tons	Tons.
January.	…	—	12,186	I7,53O	20,200
February	…	—	11,742	16,458	19,659
March	…	—	14,027	18,576	22,510
April	…	…	—	13,245	18,128	21,022
May	…	…	—	13,751	19,822	21,302
June.	…	…	—	14,448	16,723.	I9,541
July	…	…	—	13,722	18,526	18,790
August	…	9,086	13,368	18,440	18,910
September	…	11,586	15,374	18,754	20,532
October.	…	11.747	I5,329	19,920	21,495
November	…	10,065	15,950	20,007	18.977
December	…	11,011	16,263	19,827	17,448
Dried kitchen waste amounts to some 220-250 tons per month and is included in the above figures.