§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proportion of waste from plastics has been recycled in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [146470]
2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 Amount of plastic waste produced (tonnes million) 3.00 2.94 2.88 2.83 2.77 Post consumer recycling (tonnes thousand) 238 218 145 121 115 Post consumer recycling (per cent.) 7.9 7.4 5.0 4.3 4.2 Total plastic waste recycled (tonnes thousand) 663 643 570 546.5 540.5 Combined recycling (per cent.) 22.1 21.9 19.8 19.3 19.5