High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Percentage of Households Recycling Selected Items
In 2008, 87% 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 in 2003. Over 80% had recycled paper and card and 65% had recycled plastic bottles 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 2007 and 2008. (The survey provides results for local authorities every two years.)
Percentage of households surveyed 2007 - 2008, who had recycled certain waste items in the past month, by local authority
Source: Scottish Household Survey
This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright 2009. Scottish Government Licence number: 100020540 2009.
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