Waste Disposal (Hansard, 28 January 1992)

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidelines are currently produced by his Department to local authorities concerning the use of co-disposal, incineration or chemical treatment to deal with waste products.
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§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
The following guidelines have been produced:

(a) Co-disposal—Waste Management Paper No. 26 on Landfilling Wastes.

(b) Incineration—Process guidance notes on the incineration of clinical waste, animal carcasses, general waste and sewage sludge.

(c) Chemical treatment—Processes are to be controlled by HMIP, not local authorities. Guidance notes are in the course of preparation.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many grant applications have been made by each local authority in Wales for the assessment of disused waste disposal sites for potential landfill gas generation and leachate problems.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
None. No grant is available specifically for the purposes indicated.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has any plans to introduce guidelines to local authorities concerning the reduction of waste at source and the removal of recyclable material from the waste stream.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
Guidance to local authorities on devising and implementing recycling strategies and on the preparation of waste disposal plans was issued in the form of waste management paper No. 28 in July 1991. A draft Welsh Office circular on the recycling credit provisions of section 52 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 together with appropriate draft regulations was sent to local authorities on 21 January in advance of the regulations coming into force on 1 April.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are currently undertaken by his Department to ensure that all waste disposal sites in Wales are properly restored.

§ Mr. Nicholas Bennett
It is for local planning authorities to impose restoration conditions on planning permissions for waste disposal sites. Waste management paper No. 26 advised on the assessment, design, preparation, operation and restoration of such sites.