§ Sir Clive Bossomasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give advice to all local authorities on the salvaging of waste paper and packaging for recycling; and if he will encourage them to increase their efforts in this field.
§ Mr. RossiAbout a third of all local authorities at present collect waste paper and it will be for the new local authorities which assume responsibility on 1st April 1974 to consider carefully all possibilities for the reclamation of material from waste, particularly the separate collection of waste paper, where this can be done without an undue burden on the ratepayers. I am considering what further advice and action is necessary.