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Departmental Recycling

Volume 471: debated on Thursday 31 January 2008

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Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what weight of paper her Department recycled in each of the last five years. (179461)

Mr. Dhanda

The weight of paper recycled at Communities and Local Government in each of the last five years is as follows:

London headquarters

Tonnes

Recycled paper

2002-03

n/k

2003-04

79

2004-05

91

2005-06

102

n/k = not known

Notes:

1. Figures include paper, light cardboard and confidential waste but not heavy cardboard which is baled and recycled separately

2. Figures do not include data from the regional Government offices.

We do not hold full data for the Department's executive agencies.

Recycling data for 2006-07 are currently being verified by the Government SD watchdog—the Sustainable Development Commission. Their 2006-07 report is due to be published in March 2008.