§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to make available expertise on waste reclamation gained from the operation of the plants sponsored by his Department at Doncaster and Byker.
§ Mr. Giles ShawInformation about the Byker and Doncaster plant is made available on request to local authorities considering similar schemes and also at conferences and through the Departments' working groups, and meetings with waste disposal officers. A general report on the factors which have to be considered before embarking on such plants is being prepared, as are technical reports on the two plants. All three reports will be published as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make financial support available to encourage the development of mechanical separation plants designed to extract useful elements from municipal waste and to turn the residue into fuel.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawThere are at present no proposals for special financial support for further mechanical separation and waste derived fuel plants; the financing of new plants is already covered by authorities' capital allocations.