§ Mr. Raphael Tuckasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in view of the pollution due to scrap and broken glass throughout the country, he will seek to have glass bottles standardised in metric sizes so that they can be reused by any plant.
§ Mr. Guy BarnettStandardisation of containers by volume is in progress as a consumer protection measure, but this will not of itself reduce litter, which contains both returnable and non-returnable bottles. Proper collection systems are a more effective way of securing reuse.