HC Deb 14 February 2003 vol 400 cc97-8W
Norman Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of municipal waste recovered in(a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2015 she expects to be (i) recycled, (ii) composted and (iii) incinerated. [96475]

Mr. Meacher

The Government have set the following targets for recycling and composting of municipal waste as set out in Waste Strategy 2000:

To recycle or compost at least 25 per cent. of household waste by 2005;To recycle or compost at least 30 per cent. of household waste by 2010;To recycle or compost at least 33 per cent. of household waste by 2015.We have not set targets for waste incineration. We have, however set the following waste recovery targets:To recover value from 40 per cent. of household waste by 2005;To recover value from 45 per cent. of household waste by 2010;To recover value from 67 per cent. of household waste by 2015.
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