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Waste on the web
26/03/2004
A special website search facility will
give householders access to a range of advice on how to
minimise and recycle waste.
Sort It, developed by the Scottish Waste Awareness Group
(SWAG) details recycling facilities throughout
Scotland.
It is available on
www.wascot.org.uk and will soon be expanded to help householders reduce,
reuse and recycle waste - the three step approach to
reducing reliance on landfill.
Deputy Environment Minister Allan Wilson said:
"We are committed to reducing Scotland's reliance on
landfill and improving our environment.
"This website is one of a number of initiatives the
Scottish Executive and SWAG have initiated to increase
public awareness on how to deal with waste in a more
sustainable way.
"The Scottish Executive has invested over £230 million
in the three years to 2006 to help local authorities put in
place sustainable alternatives to landfilling. Improved
recycling facilities and kerbside collections are being
developed across Scotland. But the public too has a vital
role to play.
"This website provides comprehensive information to
householders on where their local facilities are. With the
right facilities and the right information we are helping
you to Sort It."
The website address is
www.wascot.org.uk.
It provides information on where local recycling
facilities are located as well as kerbside collection
schemes. Details on what materials are collected locally,
where they are taken for reprocessing and what they are
recycled into are also provided as are other useful facts
and figures.
The Executive has provided the Scottish Waste Awareness
Group with £1 million between 2002 and 2006 to support core
activities. Over £230 million has been made available to
local authorities over the same period through the
Strategic Waste Fund which supports work on recycling and
sustainable waste management.
The Executive has a target to recycle or compost 25 per
cent of its municipal waste by 2006. Tough EU targets to
divert waste from landfill will also need to be met by
2010, 2013 and 2020.