Question reference: S1W-00092
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 16 June 1999
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 June 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish information after 1 July on what proportion of Scotland's domestic waste is currently (a) recycled, (b) dumped in landfill sites, (c) incinerated without heat recovery; and, (d) incinerated with heat recovery.
Answer
The information requested is being collected for 1997 and 1998 as part of a research project co-funded by The Scottish Office and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Results from the project will be available in the Autumn to coincide with publication of the National Waste Strategy for Scotland. In the future, certain information on waste disposal and recovery will be collected annually by the Accounts Commission.