HC Deb 18 January 1990 vol 165 c364W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what arrangements currently exist for the recycling of waste paper disposed of by Government and parliamentary offices.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Each Government Department makes its own arrangements for the disposal of waste in the light of local circumstances and security and other considerations. The Government are currently reviewing the arrangements made for the disposal of waste by Departments with a view to maximising the proportion of waste which is recycled. In the case of Department of the Environment headquarters buildings in Westminster and Lambeth, waste paper and cardboard are collected for recycling by contractors.