Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway Area Waste Plan

It is Scottish Executive policy to move towards more sustainable waste-management systems with increased recycling and composting (25% of MSW by 2006) and less reliance on landfill disposal. The Strategic Waste Fund has been established to assist local authorities with the additional costs of implementing the National Waste Strategy Scotland.


	2.3 Sustainable Waste Management It is Scottish Executive policy to move towards more sustainable waste-management systems with increased recycling and composting (25% of MSW by 2006) and less reliance on landfill disposal. The Strategic Waste Fund has been established to assist local authorities with the additional costs of implementing the National Waste Strategy Scotland.