§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much post-consumer paper waste was produced in the UK in each of the last three years; what percentage of post-consumer paper waste was collected for recycling in the UK in(a) 2001, (b) 2002 and (c) 2003; and what the projected annual percentages are for the collection of post-consumer paper waste for recycling in the UK for the next five years. [184949]
§ Mr. MorleyEstimates from the Confederation of Paper Industries give UK recovered paper usage. The results and corresponding percentages produced from total paper production are listed in the following table.
Recovered paper usage (thousands tones) Percentage of UK production 2001 4,612 74 2002 4,610 74 2003 4,533 73 No official projections of post-consumer waste recycling for the UK are available.