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Recycling facilities for Island households
26/05/2004
Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles Councils are to
receive multi-million pound funding to boost recycling.
Almost £15 million from the Executive's Strategic Waste
Fund will be used to boost recycling and reduce the waste
going to landfill.
Environment Minister Ross Finnie said:
"The Executive is committed to transforming the
country's record on waste reduction, recyling, composting
and recovery. This funding will help ensure many households
across these three islands have access to recycling
facilities.
"Our National Waste Plan, which we are backing with
significant resources, is beginning to show a real
difference on the ground. Every month, recycling becomes
increasingly easier for Scots with new and improved
kerbside facilities, recycling bins and other services
being provided across the country.
"By providing these three councils with this funding
we are helping them meet their targets for waste
minimisation, recycling and reduction in landfill. We are
determined to provide Scots with much more sustainable ways
of manageing their waste."
Details of the funding and work to be undertaken are
:
Orkney - £4,269,000 over the period 2004/05 -
2019/20
The proposed new waste management arrangements involve
expansion of the current recycling centres and
construction of two new recycling sites at Dounby and
Curister Quarry to serve the West Mainland of Orkney. In
addition to expansion of kerbside recycling collection,
Orkney Island Council intend to run a comprehensive scheme
of waste prevention.
Shetland - £5,871,884 over the period 2004/05 -
2019/20
The proposed new waste management arrangements involve
expansion of the current recycling centres to take drink
cans and glass in areas not covered by a new kerbside
collection scheme. The kerbside scheme will collect drink
cans and glass in Lerwick and Scalloway. In addition, a
comprehensive scheme of waste prevention, which includes
home composting and recycling of old ink jet cartridges
will be complemented by education and promotional
campaigns.
Western Isles - £4,086,000 over the period 2004/05 -
2019/20
The proposed new waste management arrangements will
result in a significant improvement in recycling
performance and will involve:
- expansion of the current bring site network to one
in every 250 households;
- introduction of a separated kerbside sort
collection service to 7,000 households in
Stornoway;
- collection of steel & aluminium cans; glass;
paper; and plastics; and sale of recycling materials to
markets
Over £230 million in a three year period from 2003 is
being invested in the Strategic Waste Fund. These funds
are being provided to local authorities to improve
recycling and composting facilities.
The National Waste Plan was published on 24 February
2003 and sets out the Executive's targets for sustainable
waste management until 2020, including plans for segregated
kerbside recycling waste collection in nine out of ten
Scottish homes.
The encouragement of recyling and waste reduction is a
key element of the Executive's Environmental "Do a Little,
Change a Lot Campaign" (
www.dochange.net).
As improved local authority recyling services are rolled
out, this will be supplemented by local public awareness
campaigns.