§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to require householders to separate newspapers and periodicals from other domestic refuse for recycling and to require local authorities to use paper sack systems for the collection of refuse.
§ Mr. OakesNo. Industry is likely to require substantially increased supplies of recyclable waste paper from household collections over the next few years, but even so it is unlikely to be able to use all that might be available. I would not in any case wish to resort to legislation to secure the expansion that will be needed, nor would I wish to impose centrally a requirement for local authorities to adopt particular methods of collection.