Community Sector Partnership helps Clackmannanshire Council Top Recycling League

Monday 6th August 2007

According to SEPA's latest figures for municipal recycling in Scotland, Clackmannanshire Council have once again come out on top with a remarkable recycling/composting figure of 41.3% for the period June 2005 to June 2006.

As well as an area wide green waste collection and improved CA Site facilities Clackmannanshire's success is also based on their source-segregated kerbside collection provided by Alloa Community Enterprise, one Scotland's foremost community sector recyclers who introduced a kerbside collection in part of Clackmannanshire as a pilot as far back as 2001.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) released the latest waste figures for Scottish local authorities, and they show that "25.3% was recycled or composted in the rolling year to June 2006".

Most local authorities are on track to reach the targets of 25% recycling and composting, according to figures released yesterday.

A grand total of 3,393,354 tonnes of municipal solid waste was produced in Scotland from July 2005 to June 2006.

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news story originally posted by Per Fischer, CRNS