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wildgarlic
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nearly 30,000 tonnes of recycling ended up in landfill | Quote: | NEARLY 30,000 tonnes of waste collected for recycling in Scotland ended up being dumped as landfill, according to new figures released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).
In some local authorities up to a fifth of the rubbish meant for recycling was rejected as it was contaminated, or because it was the wrong kind of waste.
The revelations have upset environmentalists, who fear that government recycling targets may not be met. Some councils accept that they need to do better, but others say the figures are misleading.
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Sepa supplied the Sunday Herald with a spreadsheet showing the amounts of waste collected for recycling but then rejected at the collection or processing stage during 2007-08. Across Scotland as a whole 4.4% - 29,126 tonnes - was rejected.
The proportion was much higher in a few local authorities, however. In North Ayrshire, the rejection rate was 22.1%, in Inverclyde it was 21.1% and in Glasgow it was 15.5%.
Glasgow also has one of the lowest recycling rates in the country, achieving only 18.1% in 2007-08 compared to a national average of 31.7%. Other councils with high recycling rejection rates were East Lothian, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian |
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Julie
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Farcical isn't it.
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