To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress his Department has made on the development of a voluntary code to encourage the positioning of accessible recycling bins in public areas. (261360)

[holding answer 6 March 2009]: DEFRA launched ‘Recycle on the Go’ on 2 June 2008 which aims to put accessible recycling bins in public places. A good practice guide and a voluntary code of practice is available to help those responsible for public places to make recycling easy and accessible and includes guidance on providing recycling opportunities along with provisions for the correct disposal of non-recyclable waste.

The materials, which were developed in collaboration with the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and ENCAMS, are available on the DEFRA website at:

http://defraweb/environment/waste/recycleonthego/index.htm

WRAP’s Recycle Now campaign has published guidelines for local authorities on how to make good use of the signage for recycle bins, including up-to-date brand guidelines for ‘Recycle on the Go’. This, as well as artwork for bins and campaigning, can be downloaded from the Recycle Now website at:

http://www.recyclenowpartners.org.uk/local_authorities/download_area/recycle_on_the_go/index.rma

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which local authorities carry out on-street recycling. (261361)

[holding answer 6 March 2009]: Neither DEFRA nor the Waste and Resources Action Programme hold the information requested.