HC Deb 28 February 1994 vol 238 c554W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what estimate he has made of the percentage of waste sent to landfills which is recyclable.

Mr. Atkins

We have made no such estimate. However, research by the Government's Warren Spring Laboratory suggests that over 50 per cent. of household waste by weight sent to landfill is recyclable.