From SEPA’s Scottish household waste statistics 2022, issued today:
- Lowest amount of Scottish household waste generated since 2011.
- Scotland generated 2.33 million tonnes of household waste in 2022, down 148,000 tonnes (6.0%) from 2021.
- Overall household recycling rate was 43.3%, up slightly from 2021
- Carbon impact of Scotland’s waste was 5.5 million tonnes of CO2e or 1.02 carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) per person. This is down 357,000 TCO2e [tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent] from 2021 and 1.22 million TCO2e from 2011
- Waste from all sources landfilled in Scotland in 2021 decreased 21.0% largely due to fewer soils and sorting residues being landfilled
Source: https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/3zFECr8AwC8oz7mXF7Lc0n?domain=sepa.org.uk/
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Great news. Still a long way to go, but its an improving situation.
Did I miss it in the Herald? 🙂
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Wales recycles the most waste. 60%.
Nuclear waste decommissioning £13Billion a year for ten years. £130Billion. More after. Waste transported worldwide. To poorer countries. Non essential plastic should be banned. Coca Cola etc.
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