§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much plastic per person was recycled in(a) Shrewsbury and Atcham and (b) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [175634]
§ Mr. MorleyThe 2002–03 Municipal Waste Management Survey return completed by Shrewsbury and Atcham district council, showed no record of any collections of plastics from kerbside schemes, bring sites or private/voluntary schemes.
The same 2002–03 Municipal Waste Management Survey for England shows that 3,742,000 tonnes of household waste was recycled or composted, 13,000 tonnes (or 0.347 per cent.) of which, was plastic. Per capita figures are not recorded.
Although the figures are collected on a different basis, records show that in England, 170,915 tonnes of plastic packaging were recycled in 2003. Figures for recycling plastic packaging are not available by district council area.