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Written Question · S5W-25040 · Session 5

What materials are collected by local authorities via kerbside collection, broken down by council.

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 29 Aug 2019

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what materials are collected by local authorities via kerbside collection, broken down by council.

The answer

Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 18 Sep 2019 · 20 days after it was lodged, on time

The following table sets out the separate streams collected by each local authority. This information was collected and supplied by Zero Waste Scotland. Collections can vary within each local authority:
Local Authority
Service provision
Aberdeen City Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals, glass
Aberdeen City Council
Food and garden waste
Aberdeen City Council
Residual
Aberdeenshire Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Aberdeenshire Council
Food waste caddy
Aberdeenshire Council
Residual
Angus Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals, glass
Angus Council
Food waste caddy
Angus Council:
Residual
Angus Council
Chargeable garden waste
Argyll and Bute Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Argyll and Bute Council
Residual
Clackmannanshire Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Clackmannanshire Council
Food waste caddy
Clackmannanshire Council
Garden waste
Clackmannanshire Council
Residual
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals, glass (recycling limited to Wigtownshire)
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Food waste (recycling limited to Wigtownshire)
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Residual
Dundee City Council
Paper & Card
Dundee City Council
Plastic, metals, cartons
Dundee City Council
Food waste caddy
Dundee City Council
Residual
East Ayrshire Council
Paper, card, plastic, metal, cartons, glass
East Ayrshire Council
Food waste caddy
East Ayrshire Council
Residual
East Ayrshire Council
Garden waste
East Dunbartonshire Council
Food waste caddy
East Dunbartonshire Council
Paper & Card
East Dunbartonshire Council
Plastic bottles, metals, glass
East Dunbartonshire Council
Garden waste
East Dunbartonshire Council
Residual
East Lothian Council
Paper & Card
East Lothian Council
Plastic, metals, glass
East Lothian Council
Garden waste
East Lothian Council
Food waste caddy
East Lothian Council
residual
East Renfrewshire Council
Paper & Card
East Renfrewshire Council
Food and garden waste
East Renfrewshire Council
Plastic, metals, glass
East Renfrewshire Council
Residual
Edinburgh City Council
Food waste caddy
Edinburgh City Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Edinburgh City Council
Glass, small WEEE, textiles
Edinburgh City Council
Residual
Edinburgh City Council
Chargeable garden waste
Falkirk Council
Food waste caddy
Falkirk Council
Paper & card
Falkirk Council
Metals, plastics, cartons
Falkirk Council
Glass, small WEEE, textiles
Falkirk Council
Garden waste
Falkirk Council
Residual
Fife Council
Plastic, metals, cartons
Fife Council
Paper & Card
Fife Council
Food and garden waste
Fife Council
Residual
Glasgow City Council
Paper, card, plastic bottles, metals
Glasgow City Council
Food and garden waste
Glasgow City Council
Glass bottles & jars
Glasgow City Council
Residual
Highland Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Highland Council
Food waste caddy
Highland Council
Residual
Highland Council
Chargeable garden waste
Inverclyde Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Inverclyde Council
Food waste caddy
Inverclyde Council
Garden waste
Inverclyde Council
Residual
Midlothian Council
Paper, card, plastics, metals
Midlothian Council
Food waste caddy
Midlothian Council
Glass bottles & jars
Midlothian Council
Residual
Midlothian Council
Chargeable garden waste
Moray Council
Paper & Card
Moray Council
Glass bottles & jars
Moray Council
Plastic bottles, metals
Moray Council
Food and garden waste
Moray Council
Residual
North Ayrshire Council
Food and garden waste
North Ayrshire Council
Paper & Card
North Ayrshire Council
Plastic, metals, glass
North Ayrshire Council
Residual
North Lanarkshire Council
Paper & Card
North Lanarkshire Council
Plastic, metals, glass, cartons
North Lanarkshire Council
Residual
North Lanarkshire Council
Food and garden waste
Orkney Islands Council
Plastic bottles, metals, paper/thin card, glass
Orkney Islands Council
Residual
Perth and K

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-25040 by reference.