§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the levels of pollution from each incinerator operating in Wales; and to what extent they comply with EC legislation.
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§ Mr. Nicholas BennettInformation on levels of pollution from individual incinerators is not held centrally. Current emission limits and controls for waste incineration processes under 1 tonne per hour are set out in process guidance notes PG1–25/5(91) issued by the Secretaries of State for the Environment, for Scotland and for Wales and published by HMSO. Operators of incineration processes over 1 tonne per hour are subject to individual authorisation by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution. Emission limits and other control standards are included in the specific authorisation documents. The only incinerators covered by EC legislation at the moment are municipal waste incinerators—and there are none of these in Wales.