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On increasing recycling and re-use, Parliament\u2019s Environment Team works in close partnership with its waste contractor to respond to new and emerging opportunities to recycle and recover waste. The waste contract includes a requirement for driving continuous improvements in Parliament\u2019s recycling performance.<\/p>

Parliament achieved a recycling rate of 59% in 2018\u201319, with a long-term target to recycle 75% of waste (by weight) by 2020\u201321.<\/p>

On reducing single-use avoidable plastics, in May 2018 Parliament announced a comprehensive range of initiatives to drastically reduce its consumption of single-use avoidable plastics:<\/p>