HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 cc341-2W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made towards the Government's target of recycling 25 per cent. of reusable household waste.

Mr. Tim Smith

Information on the volume of recyclable material collected in Northern Ireland is not held centrally. The recyclable materials most commonly collected in Northern Ireland are wastepaper; glass; aluminium cans; oil. Collection facilities are based mainly on "bring" centres. Under new legislation currently being prepared district councils will be required to prepare recycling plans for their districts.