Question reference: S5W-31830
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 15 September 2020 Registered interest
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Current status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 28 September 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the next detailed national-level study into the composition of municipal waste will take place.
Answer
Previous analyses of the composition of household municipal waste were undertaken in 2009 and 2014-15. Zero Waste Scotland had planned to undertake a further analysis in 2020 but this has been delayed due to COVID-19. Fieldwork for this analysis is now expected to begin in Spring 2021, and publication of the full results is expected in 2022.