§ Mr. Silkinasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that empty bottles are normally broken when collected by refuse collection authorities; and whether he will institute a scheme for salvaging such bottles with a view to their being used again.
§ Mr. PeatOf the large quantities of bottles collected by local authorities as salvage about 20,000 tons per annum are sold intact for re-use and a similar 191W quantity is sold either intact or broken as raw material for the manufacture of new bottles, etc. The Ministry of Supply encourage both the reclamation and reuse of empty bottles wherever practicable, but in many cases reclamation and re-use by fillers would involve uneconomic employment of labour, transport, etc.