Doorstep Recycling Schemes

EDM number 46 in 2002-03, proposed by Jonathan Sayeed on 13/11/2002.

That this House believes that every household should have a quality doorstep recycling service by 2010; believes that successful schemes show doorstep recycling is possible and popular in both rural and urban areas with recycling rates of up to 52 per cent. in 1999-2000 far exceeding the United Kingdom average rate of just 11 per cent., one of the lowest rates of recycling in Europe; further notes that such an expansion of recycling would provide tens of thousands of jobs, cut emissions of greenhouse gases, reduce pressure for unpopular and environmentally damaging new landfill sites and incinerators on the need to boost recycling with the Prime Minister saying in October 2000, "I want to see every local authority offering doorstep recycling", and both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties promising nationwide doorstep recycling in their manifestos; and hopes this consensus will lead to prompt action to deliver a very popular policy.

This motion has been signed by a total of 118 MPs.