§ Lord Greavesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many redundant refrigerators they forecast will have to be disposed of during the 12 months from 1 December; what proportion they estimate will need to be put into storage, rather than being dismantled and recycled, within each three-month period; and how many they estimate will remain in storage at the end of each three-month period. [HL1890]
§ Lord WhittyIt has been estimated that up to 3 million domestic refrigeration units are disposed of in the UK each year. The number that will require storage prior to recycling is dependent on the construction of suitable facilities for the recovery of ozone depleting substances. Some of these could be operational as early as spring 2002.