Push to increase recycling to drive down waste culture

Our throwaway culture, sees each one of us chuck away almost half a tonne of rubbish a year

Can we recycle our way out of the environmental crisis?

The Scottish Government has set itself a target to ensure 70% of waste is recycled by 2025.

We throw away 2.5 million tonnes of household waste every year, but less than half of that ends up being recycled.

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