High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Monday, July 14, 2008
Percentage of Households Recycling Selected Items
In 2007, 84% of households surveyed in the Scottish Household Survey said they had recycled one or more of the following items in the past month: paper and card, plastic, metal cans and glass. This is an increase from 55% of households reporting recycling in 2003. Just over 80% had recycled paper and card, just over two thirds had recycled glass and just under 60% had recycled plastic and metal cans. Since 2003, the percentage of households recycling waste has increased for each item in the survey.
The chart shows the percentage of households surveyed who said they recycled some waste material, by local authority area, averaged over 2005 and 2006. (The survey provides results for local authorities every two years.)
Percentage of households surveyed 2005 - 2006 , who had recycled certain waste items in the past month, by local authority
Source: Scottish Household Survey
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