03.10.12
Scottish councils receive £1.2m towards recycling
An additional £1.2m funding has been announced to help Scottish councils reach the 50% recycling target set for the end of 2013.
Speaking at the Scottish Waste and Resources Conference held in Glasgow today, Scottish environment secretary Richard Lochhead announced the extra money, to be administered by Zero Waste Scotland.
The funding is available immediately until April 2013 for improvements to the Household Waste Recycling Centres and for increasing collections of glass from households.
Lochhead said: “Our vision for zero waste is a long-term ambition – but getting to the point where the majority of our household waste is recycled will be a major milestone, especially considering that before devolution our recycling rate was just 5%.
“We are making funds available to councils to help them meet our ambition. Councils have made huge progress. Seven councils have already hit the challenging 50% recycling target by adopting a ‘can do’ approach.
“But this is also about a much bigger prize. It is about keeping valuable materials circulating in our economy so we can create jobs and business opportunities here in Scotland.”
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