HC Deb 21 February 1989 vol 147 c565W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the sites in England and Wales where chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants can be either safely disposed of or recycled.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Both United Kingdom manufacturers of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) offer a reprocessing service to their customers. ICI has recently announced a major extension to its Europeanwide scheme for recovery and recycling of CFC refrigerants. Once techniques for the safe destruction of CFCs have been identified and approved under the terms of the Montreal protocol, the question of providing disposal facilities can be addressed more fully.

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