§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what research has been undertaken by his Department to date upon the implementation of(a) waste-reducing packaging design and (b) the introduction of landfill and packaging taxation.
§ Mr. Maclean(a) None. The Government believe that it is in industry's own commercial interest to undertake research and introduce techniques and technologies to minimise the quantity of packaging and other material which ends up as waste.
(b) The Government have commissioned studies on the use of economic instruments for recycling and on landfill charges.