§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the cost per unit for the disposal of the liquid refrigerant in(a) refrigerators, (b) deep-freezers, (c) fridge-freezers and (d) air conditioning units. [24169]
§ Mr. MeacherIt is estimated that the disposal of liquid refrigerants, through high temperature incineration, costs approximately £1–2/kg. The cost will vary with the type of container and the size of the consignment. The volume of refrigerant is usually between 70–300 grams depending on the size of appliance, although large air conditioning units can contain rather more refrigerant. This would result in a cost of between seven and 60p per unit.
§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she has taken to ensure the separation of different types of refrigerant liquids extracted from waste appliances. [24167]
§ Mr. MeacherUnder EC Regulation No. 2037/2000 all CFCs removed from waste appliances must be destroyed. The effect of Articles 9 and 10 of the waste framework directive is to require the disposal or recovery of waste to be carried out under the terms of a permit issued by the Environment Agency. The conditions set by the agency in these permits control matters such as the separation of different types of liquid extracted from waste appliances.