§ Sir Charles MorrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the research and development projects being undertaken by his Department and related agencies into recycling, giving the cost of each project.
§ Mr. ForthThe Department has commissioned a range of projects to aid the development of its policy on recycling. Some have been placed with Warren Spring laboratory, including an examination of present market barriers to recycling in the United Kingdom, and others with management consultants, including investigations into CFC recovery, recycling and destruction, and into the problems of scrap tyre disposal. The Department believes that those companies and organisations directly involved in materials recycling should themselves be the prime initiators of R and D in this area, but stands ready to consider helping worthwhile projects.