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Waste Recycling Behaviour: 2000-2007
Percentage of households surveyed 2005-2006, who reported recycling certain waste items in the past month, by local authority
Percentage surveyed who reported recycling waste items in the past month |
| Adult Respondents | Households |
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Item | 2000 | 2002 | 20035 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Glass Bottles | 28 | 31 | 35 | 50 | 57 | 67 |
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Newspaper/Magazines/paper/card | 30 | 33 | 45 | 69 | 76 | 81 |
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Plastic | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 58 |
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Metal Cans | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 59 |
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One or more of above items | 43 | 45 | 55 | 75 | 80 | 84 |
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The reduction, reuse and recovery of household waste are key sustainable development objectives. The Scottish Household Survey6 provides information on recycling behaviour. Before 2003 adults were asked which of certain waste items they had recycled, if any, from home in the past month. From 2003 the same question was asked of households.
In 2007, 84% of households surveyed said they had recycled one or more of the tabulated items in the past month, increasing from 55% in 2003. Just over 80% had recycled paper and card and nearly 60% had recycled plastic and metal cans. Since 2003, the percentage of households recycling waste has increased for each item in the survey.
The chart shows the percentage of households surveyed who said they recycled some waste material in the past month, by local authority area, averaged over 2005 and 2006.
Source: Scottish Household Survey (Data), Ordnance Survey 7 (Map Boundaries)
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