Waste (Scotland) Regulations
The new Regulations will also play a key role in helping Scotland reach its ambitious target of 70% recycling of all waste by 2025.
The key points outlined in the new Waste (Scotland) Regulations are as follows:
- All businesses and organization’s to present key recyclable material for collection from 1 January 2014
- Food waste businesses producing over 50kg of food waste per week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2014
- Food waste businesses producing over 5kg of food waste per week to present it for separate collection from 1 January 2016
- A ban on the use of macerators to discharge food waste into the public sewer from 1 January 2016
- Local authorities to provide a basic recycling service to all households by 1 January 2014
- Local Authorities to offer a food waste recycling service in non-rural areas from 1 January 2016
- A ban on material collected for recycling going to landfill or incineration
- A ban on municipal biodegradable waste going to landfill by 1 January 2021
For more information and to see how Wasteswitch.com can prepare and implement a Waste Management Plan that ensures you are following the regulations please call us on 0800 6890222 or take the WasteSwitch.com challenge to find out how we can help you to minimise your waste cost and maximise your recycling.
Further information can be found at the Resource Efficient Scotland website, link below:
http://www.resourceefficientscotland.com/regulations
