To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) total and (b) average amount of domestic waste was produced per household in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. (133926)

The latest complete and validated data for municipal waste is for the financial year 2005-06. This indicates that:

(a) The total amount of household waste arisings in Northern Ireland for 2005-06 was 937,331 tonnes.

(b) The average amount of waste collected per household in 2005-06 was 1.36 tonnes, equating to 26.2 kg per household per week.