Landmark investment in recycling
06 December 2021 at 17:27:10
£13 million to improve recycling and cut emissions.
More than £13 million has been awarded to local authorities to increase the quantity and quality of recycling in Scotland.
Nine more local authorities have successfully bid for support from the Scottish Government's Recycling Improvement Fund, bringing the total investment to date to £20 million.
The fund, which will total £70 million over five years, will deliver a step change in Scotland's recycling performance and help local authorities get ready for future developments, including Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme.
The investment to date could reduce CO2 emissions by as much 21,400 tonnes each year - the equivalent of taking 11,400 cars off the road.
Background
The first awards from the fund were announced on 17 November: https://www.gov.scot/news/towards-a-circular-economy/
The projects that have received funding are summarised below.
|
Local authority |
Project funded |
Total awarded |
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
Expansion of collection services and an electric vehicle for collection |
£784,458 |
|
City of Edinburgh |
Upgrades and expansion to recycling collection services which will see services improved for approximately 130,000 households |
£7,698,200 |
|
West Lothian |
Services expanded to provide twin stream recycling services, supporting alignment with Scottish Household Recycling Charter's Code of practice |
£4,047,223 |
|
Aberdeen City |
Technological improvement to track communal bin collections, location and type. |
£220,000 |
|
Aberdeenshire |
'In cab' technological improvement for recycling fleet vehicles - these allow authorities to identify the most efficient routes and capture data to improve how they manage their service and communicate with residents. |
£250,000 |
|
North Ayrshire |
'In cab' technological improvement for recycling fleet vehicles. |
£9,067 |
|
Midlothian |
'In cab' technological improvement for recycling fleet vehicles. |
£34,100 |
|
Dundee |
'In cab' technological improvement for recycling fleet vehicles. |
£87,962 |
|
Clackmannanshire |
Enhanced 'In cab' technological improvements |
£29,688 |
|
TOTAL |
|
£13,160,698 |
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