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Simple terms explainer:
Councils must help meet national recycling and composting targets. This involves collecting waste in a way that supports recycling and composting, encouraging residents to sort their waste properly, and reducing the amount sent to landfill. Regulations require councils to ensure waste is separated at the source, reduce contamination, and improve recycling rates. Specific targets are set, and failure to meet them can lead to penalties or reduced funding. Councils are also expected to provide the right infrastructure and support public participation to achieve these environmental goals.
Legal status
Statutory
Duty category
Environmental services
Duty type
Compliance
Social determinant of health
Neighbourhood and environment
Emerging policy and legislation
1
Bodies with shared interest
Waste Managers Network
Society of Chief Officers of Environmental Health In Scotland (SOCOEHS)
Zero Waste Scotland
Standards and frameworks
1