§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent permissions have been given to local authorities for implementing recycling plans.
§ Mr. MacleanA total of 245 recycling plans have now been cleared by the Department as complying with the necessary statutory requirements. Once a local authority has been given the go ahead, it should publicise the plan and make it available to the local community.
I have placed in the Library of the House a list of the local authorities which have had their plans cleared.
§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment which local government authorities have implemented policies to achieve the recycling of glass, paper, and metal cans; and what incomes were achieved in the latest year available.
§ Mr. MacleanAccording to the recycling plans submitted by local authorities in England, glass is collected for recycling in 91 per cent. of waste collection authorities, paper is collected in 81 per cent. of authorities and metal cans are collected in 60 per cent. of authorities. Each plan should provide information about the future costs and savings attributable to the proposals in the plan, but the nature of incomes achieved will vary from one authority to another and are not presented on a comparable basis.
§ Mr. Robert BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the approximate volume of glass, paper and metal cans recycled for future use during the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MacleanIn 1992, approximately 459,000 metric tonnes of glass; 3,086,000 metric tonnes of paper; and over 80,000 metric tonnes of metal cans were recycled for future use.