§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report, on a district basis, the sites in Wales used for the disposal of hazardous waste; and if he will indicate whether they are council operated or operated by a private contractor.
§ Mr. GristHer Majesty's inspectorate of pollution has a record of 286 waste disposal facilities in Wales. These are listed by local authority area in the following table. Very few of these sites receive special waste. Details of the waste which each facility is licensed to receive can be obtained from the appropriate waste disposal authority, which is required to maintain a public register.
Type of site Public Private 1In-house Waste disposal authorities Aberconwy 1 0 2 Alyn and Deeside 2 10 3 Arfon 1 2 0 Blaenau Gwent 1 0 1 Brecknock 6 3 0 Cardiff 2 12 2 Carmarthen 1 0 0 Ceredigion 5 1 2 Colwyn 2 2 0 Cynon Valley 1 1 1 Delyn 2 6 2 Dinefwr 1 0 0 Dwyfor 3 2 16 Glyndwr 4 0 0 Islwyn 3 0 0 Llanelli 0 1 3 Lliw Valley 2 3 1 Meirionnydd 4 0 2 Merthyr Tydfil 1 0 0 Monmouth 3 1 0 Montgomeryshire 1 2 0 Neath I 1 1 Newport 1 12 13 Ogwr 1 6 0 Port Talbot 1 1 1 Preseli Pembrokeshire 2 9 4 Radnor 2 1 0 Rhondda 3 2 0 Rhuddlan 1 0 0 Rhymney Valley 5 3 0 South Pembrokeshire 0 2 6 Swansea 4 10 10 Taff-Ely 3 6 0 Torfaen 2 1 5 Vale of Glamorgan 2 6 4 Wrexham Maelor 1 9 1 Ynys Môn 3 1 2 Totals 78 126 82 1Site used for producers own use only.