§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list for Buckinghamshire by(a) tonnage and (b) percentage, the amount of waste disposal by (i) landfill, (ii) recycling and (iii) incineration in each of the last five years. [30061]
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§ Mr. MeacherBased on estimates from the Department's Waste Management Survey, the amounts of municipal waste for Buckinghamshire are listed as follows:
Thousand tonnes Landfill Percentage Recycled Percentage 1996–97 287.0 96 11.4 4 1997–98 216.1 96 9.7 4 1998–99 200.1 94 12.9 6 1999–2000 206.6 91 20.3 9
Thousand tonnes Incineration Percentage Total 1996–97 0 0 298.3 1997–98 0 0 225.8 1998–99 0.3 less than 0.5 213.3 1999–2000 0.2 less than 0.5 227.1 Notes:
1. 2000–01 data are currently being collected from local authorities.
2. Totals and percentages may not add, due to rounding.
Information, including the amounts of industrial and commercial waste, for Buckinghamshire are published in Strategic Waste Management Assessment 2000: South East, Environment Agency. Data are available for one year only and based on estimates from the Environment Agency's National Waste Production Survey.
Industrial and commercial waste 1998 Thousand tones percentage Land disposal 416 51 Land recovery 1 less than 0.5 Re-used 29 4 Recycled 253 31 Thermal 6 less than 0.5 Other 117 14 Total 822 100 Note:
Totals and percentages may not add, due to rounding.