HC Deb 17 February 1989 vol 147 c421W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice he gives to domestic consumers who wish to save tin cans for them to be recycled.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Consumers are advised to contact their local authority to ascertain what facilities are available locally. In some areas, tin-plated steel cans are extracted magnetically from waste during its processing; in others, facilities are provided for the public to deposit cans.

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many recycling banks there are for tin cans in England and Wales; and what comparable information he has for other European countries.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

I am informed that Save-a-Can operates 189 skips in England and Wales which receive tin-plated steel and aluminium cans. No directly comparable information for other European countries is available as market conditions vary considerably but the greater use of incineration for domestic waste disposal in some countries permits the magnetic extraction of steel from the waste stream.

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