HC Deb 10 January 1977 vol 923 cc361-2W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on the advice he has received from the Waste Management Advisory Council on further measures required by way of regulations or new schemes of support to encourage recycling and the reclamation of waste.

Mr. Cryer

The Waste Management Advisory Council is continuing to examine, with industry, ways of improving the conservation and recovery of materials, and to identify any technical or economic barriers to them. When this has been done the council will be in a position to assess whether there is a need for regulatory or financial measures. In the shorter term, the Government intend to support a campaign, agreed by the council, to increase public awareness of waste and to promote schemes for the segregation and collection for re-use of certain items of household refuse.

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