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Table 7.36: Items recycled in the past month by urban/rural classification and year

Column percentage, Q2-Q4 2003, 2004 and 2005/2006 data
Households

Year

Large urban areas

Other urban

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

Glass bottles

2003

30

31

41

42

45

50

35

2004

31

40

44

41

53

53

39

2005

41

54

59

56

63

58

50

2006

45

65

64

64

68

67

57

Plastic

2003

14

11

13

9

14

12

13

2004

18

24

17

13

20

17

19

2005

31

45

36

28

40

25

36

2006

39

57

49

39

53

35

47

Metal cans

2003

13

13

16

11

17

16

14

2004

16

24

20

14

26

19

20

2005

30

45

43

33

44

29

37

2006

37

56

55

53

57

45

48

Newspaper/magazines/
paper/cardboard

2003

47

44

52

30

46

32

45

2004

50

57

63

41

56

43

53

2005

60

79

81

69

76

55

69

2006

65

85

89

83

84

69

76

One or more of these items

2003

54

52

63

54

62

59

55

2004

56

64

70

55

68

64

61

2005

66

82

85

78

83

73

75

2006

70

87

90

88

88

81

80

Base

2003

3,946

3,175

1,235

546

1,350

933

11,185

2004

5,916

4,446

1,654

687

1,930

1,305

15,941

2005

5,728

4,346

1,442

866

1,652

1,358

15,392

2006

5,659

4,494

1,434

764

1,837

1,427

15,615

Columns may add to more than 100% as multiple response allowed

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