§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what his targets are for the amount of waste recycled in each of the next five years from(a) residential homes and (b) businesses;[99200]
(2) if he has revised the domestic recycling targets for 2000. [99199]
§ Mr. MullinIn the draft waste strategy "A Way with Waste", published on 30 June 1999, we have set a goal of recycling or composting 30 per cent. of household waste by 2010. We will aim to meet the existing target of recycling or composting 25 per cent. of household waste by 2005. By 2015 we expect to recover value from two thirds of our household waste, with at least half of this through recycling or composting.
The draft waste strategy also set a target for businesses to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste landfilled to 85 per cent. of 1998 levels by 2005.