Consultations on Circular Economy launched in Scotland
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2022-06-22 22:27
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The measures, designed to significantly increase reuse and recycling rates, and modernise and improve waste and recycling services, are set out in two consultations – on a Circular Economy Bill and a Waste Route Map.
Key proposals include:
- banning the destruction of unsold goods to ensure that products never end up landfilled or incinerated when they could be used or recycled
- improving household recycling and reuse services and consulting on separate kerbside collection of textiles by 2025
- introducing new reporting to show where recycling goes once it has been collected
- measures to reduce the consumption of problematic single-use items and promote reuse of products
- new powers to tackle littering from vehicles
- a mandatory requirement for businesses to report surplus and waste figures for goods such as food and textiles
- powers to set local recycling targets, reflecting the success of Wales, which has the one of the highest household recycling rates in the world
Scotland’s circular economy targets, outlined in the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan, include ending the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste by 2025, reducing the percentage of all waste sent to landfill to 5% by 2025, and recycling 70% of all waste by 2025.
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