Stirling - Scotland's recycling and composting rate continues to make steady progress. Figures lately released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) show that Scotland's annual recycling and composting rose to 35.9 percent for the year October 2008 to September 2009. The Scottish Government's target of 30 percent for 2008 has been met. The next target is 40 percent by the end of 2010.

The recycling and composting rate for the second quarter of 2009/10 (July to September 2009) increased to 39.0 percent, an improvement on 36.3 percent for the same quarter of 2008/09.

The amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill in Scotland is also continuing to fall, with a total of 1.20 million tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill in the year October 2008 to September 2009. This is below the 1.32 million tonnes limit set for Scotland for 2009/10 by the European Commission under the Landfill Allowance Scheme.

Progress continues to be made on stabilising the growth of municipal solid waste produced in Scotland. Approximately 3.25 million tonnes of MSW were produced in Scotland in the year October 2008 to September 2009 a decrease from the 3.38 million tonnes produced in the year October 2007 to September 2008.

Kenny Boag, SEPA's National Waste Policy Unit Manager, said: "It is very encouraging to see Scotland's municipal waste recycling rate continue to rise and the signs are good in that it looks as though we will meet our immediate targets. However, even greater challenges lie ahead and we must all accept that this will require new and additional services, facilities and most importantly, changes to our lifestyles so we may further prevent, reuse and recycle our waste in Scotland. SEPA will be doing everything it can to support this change as part of the Scottish Government's forthcoming Zero Waste Plan."

Quelle: Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

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