§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate she has made of the amount of municipal waste generated in the United Kingdom, using the definition of municipal waste in Article 2(b) of the Landfill Directive (99/31/EC).[89625]
§ Margaret BeckettIt is estimated that around 34 million tonnes of municipal waste were generated in the United Kingdom in 2000–01(using the definition in Article 2(b) of the Landfill Directive).