§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local authorities operate schemes and facilities to recover chlorofluorocarbon gas from abandoned or dumped refrigerators; what steps he intends to take to encourage the provision of facilities to recover chlorofluorocarbon gas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierA number of local authorities have pilot schemes for the removal and recycling of the chlorofluorocarbons from the coolant systems of refrigeration equipment that has been delivered to them for disposal. My Department will shortly be conducting a survey of the recycling activities of local authorities and this should establish the full extent of such work. An intensive study of the problems associated with the use and disposal of CFCs has been commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry from Coopers and Lybrand; decisions on the need for further Government action will be taken in the light of this study.