§ 80. Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proposals his Department has produced recently to encourage greater waste recycling in industry.
§ Mr. RedwoodMy Department is in regular contact with industry to encourage the development of projects which seek to recycle unavoidable waste. Recycling projects are eligible for consideration under two schemes announced on 2 October, ETIS and DEMOS.
ETIS, the environmental technology innovation scheme, is a joint Department of Trade and Industry/ Department of the Environment scheme designed to encourage environmental innovation and improved environmental standards. DEMOS, the DTI environmental management options scheme, is to promote the spread 610W of best environmental practice among companies. Both these schemes have a particular focus on recycling, including recycling of industrial waste.