Vol. 495 No. 1
311 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of waste glass, as a percentage of the total volume produced, recycled since the introducing of the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/98]
312 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of waste plastics, as a percentage of the total volume produced, recycled since the introduction of the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19320/98]
313 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of waste paper, as a percentage of the total volume produced, recycled since the introduction of the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/98]
314 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of packaging waste, as a percentage of the total volume produced, which has been recycled since the introduction of the Waste Management Act, 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/98]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 311, 312, 313 and 314 together.
The most recent national statistics on waste generation and recycling rates are contained in the EPA's Published National Waste Database (NWD) report, 1995. This database will be updated and developed on a regular three yearly cycle. The next NWD report, relating to 1998, will not be available until next year.
