3.10 Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway BPEO Into National Context

Whilst the development of the 11 AWPs and the BPEOs have been developed at an area level responding to local needs, it must be recognised that each local plan will contribute to the overall National Waste Plan for Scotland. There may also be opportunities for partnership working across waste strategy area boundaries to ensure Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, and Scotland as a whole, meets its obligations to divert waste from landfill, increase the value recovered from wastes and protect human health and the environment.

The Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway AWP and the BPEO have been through a process of integration and briefly outlined below, however, the main conclusions are included within the National Waste Plan:

• Large-scale facilities do not necessarily bring significant economies of scale and loss of flexibility can result.

• Large-scale facilities can bring benefits in terms of access to markets and price commanded in accumulating as large a mass as possible of the highest possible quality of recyclates.

• Composting should be undertaken on WSA or smaller scale.

These conclusions will be taken into account when carrying out the detailed implementation planning of the MSW BPEO for Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway.