HC Deb 21 June 1990 vol 174 cc655-6W
Ms. Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the Welsh ports that received toxic waste in each year since 1987, the quantity of such waste imported, the composition of the waste and the country of origin and ultimate destination of the waste.

Mr. Grist

The information is available in the detail requested only since the introduction of the Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations 1988. Provisional figures for imports of hazardous wastes through Welsh ports in the year to 31 March 1990 are as follows. Figures for types of waste imported through individual ports are not readily available in a concise form.

Imports of hazardous waste 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 via ports in Wales
By country of origin Tonnes
Holyhead Ireland 156
Newport
By country of origin Tonnes
Austria 53
Germany 146
Ireland 468
Spain 239
Switzerland 409
Total Newport 1,314
Swansea
Greece 5
Total 1,475
Imports of hazardous waste 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 via ports in Wales
Waste disposal authority of destination Tonnes
Holyhead
Cheshire CC 54
Greater Manchester 92
Torfaen BC 10
Total Holyhead 156
Newport
East Sussex CC 48
Greater Manchester 357
Hampshire CC 108
Nottinghamshire CC 22
Torfaen BC 779
Total Newport 1,314
Swansea
Torfaen BC 5
Total 1,475
Imports of hazardous waste 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990 via ports in Wales
By type of waste Tonnes
Organic acids and related compounds 44
Alkalis 116
Toxic Metal Compounds 23
Metal Oxides 182
Inorganic Compounds 83
Organic Compounds excluding PCBs 74
PCBs/PCB contaminated material 484
Polymeric material and precursors 36
Fine Chemicals and Biocides 99
Miscellaneous Chemical Waste 252
Filter Materials, Treatment Sludge and Contaminated Rubbish 9
Interceptor Wastes, Tars, Paint, Dyes and Pigments 63
Miscellaneous Wastes 8
Total 1,475

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