§ Richard Younger-RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many tonnes of(a) green, (b) white and (c) brown glass have been (i) landfilled, (ii) dumped at sea and (iii) recycled, in each year since 1997. [103336]
§ Mr. MeacherThe latest available information for UK glass recycling, obtained from the British Glass Federation are listed.
(Thousand tonnes) Clear Green Brown Mixed 2002 196.4 242.5 55.4 Unknown 2001 197.1 270.6 65.1 4.8 2000 217.8 279.5 65.4 3.9 1999 171.7 262.8 61.6 2.5 1998 148.7 267.5 60.1 1.4 1997 147.1 219.6 65.5 Unknown Figures are based on glass that has been recycled back into container manufacture within the UK.
Since 2000 the UK as a whole has recycled approximately 20 per cent more glass into alternative uses, but colour split is unavailable and not included in above table.
Data for tonnages of glass landfilled or dumped at sea are not available.