§ Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage of waste from the London boroughs of(a) Edmonton and (b) Lewisham is recycled. [56749]
§ Mr. MealeInformation from the Department's Municipal Waste Survey shows that the percentage of waste collected for recycling in 1996–97 in the London boroughs of Enfield (which includes Edmonton) and Lewisham were:
London borough Percentage Enfield1 6.4 Lewisham 2.8 1Total waste includes amounts collected at North London Waste Authority civil amenity sites situated in the borough of Enfield. Waste collected for recycling includes material recovered through mechanised metal extraction.