§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimated total volume of waste she estimates was illegally flytipped in each year since 1992, broken down by the nature of this waste. [99269]
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§ Mr. MeacherFly tipped waste is collected by both local authorities and the Environment Agency. Data on the volume of fly tipped waste are not collected centrally and so estimates cannot be provided. However, a recent report looking at fly tipped waste on agricultural land estimated that 0.6 million tonnes of waste was deposited on agricultural land in England and Wales in 2001. This is broken down as follows.
Waste type Grossed up weights for England and Wales (tonnes) White goods 2,900 Furniture 5,600 Green waste 94,000 General household waste 8,500 C and D waste 380,000 Cars 118,000 Tyres 8,700 Total 2 0.6 million 2 The Government is currently discussing with the Environment Agency the potential for setting up a national recording system for fly tipping which would record these type of data from both the Agency and local authorities in England.