Recycling and composting targets
The Scottish Government has set annual target rates for
the recycling and composting of municipal waste. These
targets are based on calendar year data and apply to Scotland as a
whole, not to individual local authorities. The targets were
revised in January 2008:
|
Calender year |
Recycling and
composting target rates |
| 2006 |
25% |
| 2008 |
30% |
| 2010 |
40% |
| 2013 |
50% |
| 2020 |
60% |
| 2025 |
70% |
The 2006 target rate was met and the 2008 target rate has been
achieved ahead of time. Details on the quarterly and annual
rates for individual local authorities and for Scotland are
available here:
In calculating the quarterly and annual recycling
and composting rates, SEPA uses the definition of collected
municipal waste as specified in the Scottish Government Landfill
Allowance Scheme guidance. A link to this guidance is
provided opposite.
The data used for calculating the rates are those submitted
quarterly to WasteDataFlow by Scottish local authorities.
Prior to April 2006, the data were obtained from SEPA’s
annual Local Authority Waste Arisings Survey.