Waste Management (Hansard, 10 December 2002)

HC Deb 10 December 2002 vol 396 c200W 200W

§ Mr. Nigel Evans
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimates she has made of the use of(a) waste incineration, (b) landfill dumping and (c) recycling of household waste in (i) Lancashire, (ii) the north-west of England and (iii) the UK. [85328]

§ Mr. Meacher
Municipal waste tonnages and percentages for the disposal methods requested are in the table.

Thousand tones/percentages

Incineration Landfill Recycling/composting

Lancashire 0.3 685 123

<0.1% 84% 15%

North West Region 47 3,722 386

1% 90% 9%

England 2,499 22,072 3,443

9% 78% 12%

Household waste makes up approximately 90 per cent. of municipal waste in England. Comparable figures for the UK are not available.

Thousand tones/percentages
	Incineration	Landfill	Recycling/composting
Lancashire	0.3	685	123
	<0.1%	84%	15%
North West Region	47	3,722	386
	1%	90%	9%
England	2,499	22,072	3,443
	9%	78%	12%