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Table 7.38: Reasons for not recycling by urban/rural classification

Column percentages, 2005/2006 data
Households who do not recycle

Large urban areas

Other urban areas

Accessible small towns

Remote small towns

Accessible rural

Remote rural

Scotland

No facilities available

59

41

29

14

43

31

50

Don't know/never thought about it

10

13

19

24

13

14

12

Facilities too far away

8

8

8

12

15

25

10

Too much mess/bother

8

10

14

13

11

7

9

Do not use enough/not enough to be worth it

6

9

11

12

8

10

7

Don't know where facilities are

6

4

3

3

3

5

5

Cannot transport materials to recycling depot

5

5

4

11

3

6

5

Nowhere to store at home

6

8

6

10

4

4

6

Not interested/waste of time

5

9

11

7

6

5

6

Council doesn't do separate collection/ stopped/should do

1

4

2

0

4

1

2

Normally do - not taken it this month

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

Not able to/too old/ill

1

2

1

2

0

1

1

Re-use

-

0

1

0

1

0

0

No time

1

1

1

2

0

1

1

Other

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

Bases

3,631

1,328

355

322

496

733

6,865

Columns may add to more than 100% as multiple responses allowed.

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