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S6W-05058 · Written Question · lodged by Golden, Maurice
Lodged on
08 Dec 2021Heard / answered on
21 Dec 2021To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-03668 by Kevin Stewart on 10 October 2019, whether it will provide information on the level of readiness to comply with the delayed ban on waste to landfill, broken down by local authority.
The answer
Local authorities are responsible for the provision of local waste services and are, therefore, best placed to comment on their readiness to comply with the ban on sending biodegradable municipal waste to landfill in 2025.
However, we understand that 18 local authorities have contracts in place for 2025 that comply with the landfill ban, these are: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, City of Edinburgh, City of Glasgow, Dundee City, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Renfrewshire, Shetland, and South Lanarkshire.
We are providing centrally supported procurement to help other local authorities secure contracts in preparation for the forthcoming ban. As part of this support, Zero Waste Scotland is working with local authorities to provide technical, legal and procurement advice on their contracts.
However, we understand that 18 local authorities have contracts in place for 2025 that comply with the landfill ban, these are: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, City of Edinburgh, City of Glasgow, Dundee City, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Renfrewshire, Shetland, and South Lanarkshire.
We are providing centrally supported procurement to help other local authorities secure contracts in preparation for the forthcoming ban. As part of this support, Zero Waste Scotland is working with local authorities to provide technical, legal and procurement advice on their contracts.
Answered by Lorna Slater on 21 Dec 2021.