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S6W-05200 · Written Question · lodged by Golden, Maurice
Lodged on
15 Dec 2021Heard / answered on
23 Dec 2021To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04807 by Lorna Slater on 14 December 2021, whether, as part of its work on a route map, it will consider moving from weight-based to carbon-based recycling targets for local authorities.
The answer
As set out in our response to S6W-04807, we are working with industry, local government and environmental groups to develop the route map to deliver our waste and recycling targets for 2025. This work is critical in determining how the waste and resources sector will contribute towards lower carbon emissions in the period to 2030 and beyond, including considering the use of carbon-based recycling targets for local authorities.
It would be wrong of me to pre-empt that process, including formal consultation on findings and proposals, planned for the first half of 2022.
It would be wrong of me to pre-empt that process, including formal consultation on findings and proposals, planned for the first half of 2022.
Answered by Lorna Slater on 23 Dec 2021.