HC Deb 15 March 1993 vol 221 c82W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what volumes of(a) ferrous and (b) non-ferrous metals are involved annually in waste recovery in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Maclean

The following figures are for 1991, being the most recent year for which we have data.

Tonnes
Ferrous metal recovered 7,700,700
Non-ferrous:
Aluminium 180,000
Copper 282,000
Lead 200,000