§ Mr. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many beacon councils have reached the Government's target of 25 per cent. recycling; and if he will list(a) the level achieved by each Beacon Council for waste management and (b) the councils not awarded beacon status which have achieved a higher level. [104290]
§ Mr. MeacherThere is no recycling target which each individual local authority is expected to meet. There is a national goal to recycle or compost 25 per cent. of household waste by 2005 or earlier.
From the data supplied for the 1997–98 Municipal Waste Survey, three authorities chosen as Beacon Councils in the "Sustainable Development: Dealing with Waste" category have recycling rates of 25 per cent. or over:
Other non beacon authorities which are achieving 25 per cent. or more, are:
- Gosport Borough Council
- Havant Borough Council
- New Forest District Council.
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- Adur District Council
- Chichester District Council
- Chiltern District Council
- Christchurch Borough Council
- East Dorset District Council
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- North Dorset District Council
- Purbeck District Council
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
- South Bucks District Council
- Tandridge District Council
- Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
The remaining Beacon Councils are achieving the following recycling rates:
Percentage Councils Between 20 and 25 Rushmoor District Council St. Edmondsbury Borough Council Test Valley District Council Between 15 and 20 East Hampshire District Council Fareham District Council Winchester City Council Between 10 and 15 Basingstoke District Council Bath and North East Somerset Council Hart District Council London Borough of Bexley Portsmouth City Council Less than 10 London Borough of Hounslow Southampton City Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Wealden District Council Notes:
1. Recycling rates are calculated as the quantity of household waste collected for recycling, expressed as a percentage of total household waste. These calculations exclude recycling of building rubble, and make no allowance for home composting.
2. In non-unitary areas, the figures cover amounts collected within the area by both the Waste Collection Authority and the Waste Disposal Authority. In most cases, figures for total household waste (apart from amounts collected for recycling) are taken from returns from Waste Disposal Authorities.