§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made as to the proportion of(a) plastics, (b) paper, (c) steel and (d) glass produced each year since 1980, which has subsequently been recycled.
§ Mr. Yeo[holding answer 18 October 1993]: The following table, drawn mainly from the Department of the Environment's "Digest of Environmental Protection and Water Statistics", shows the known amounts recycled since 1980 (as a percentage of consumption):
per cent Plastics Paper and Board Steel Cans Glass 1980 1— 29 — 2 1981 1— 28 — 3 1982 1— 27 — 4 1983 1— 25 — 7 1984 1— 26 — 9 1985 1— 27 — 13 1986 1— 27 — 12 1987 1— 26 — 14 1988 1— 26 8 16 1989 1— 27 8 17 1990 2 31 9 20 1991 5 32 10 21 1992 6 32 12 26 1 Not available.