§ Dr. PughTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to the Government's Waste Strategy 2000 documents, how many tonnes of incineration capacity he estimates will be needed by(a) 2005–06, (b) 2010 and (c) 2015; and on what assumptions these figures are based. [44307]
§ Mr. MeacherThe Government's strategy, as set out inWaste Strategy 2000, is based on minimising the production of waste and maximising the levels of re-use, recycling and composting of the waste that is produced.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment in Annex C of Part 2 of Waste Strategy 2000 (Cm 4693–2) outlines a wide variety of different waste management scenarios. Variables include different mixes of waste management facilities, different levels of participation in kerbside recycling schemes, and different projections for the increase in municipal waste arisings. There are therefore no single estimates for the level of incineration in these years.