Waste Aware Grampian: Facts And Figures

If you are looking for more detailed information about how we manage our waste, here are some key figures about the waste that is generated in Grampian.

Grampian’s current recycling and composting rate is 26.6% (from rolling year data for July 2006 – June 2007)*.

The waste that we produce in Scotland is increasing by around 1% each year*.  The graph below shows the amount of waste produced in Grampian each year since 2000.

The graph below shows the percentage of MSW recycled and composted in this area since 2000.

Much of the waste that we produce can be reused or recycled. In addition to reuse and recycling, we also need to reduce the amount of waste that we produce in the first place. Reducing, reusing and recycling are all important parts of the solution to help us reach our targets for reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.

Key waste targets from the North East Area Waste Plan:

• 2010 – recycle 26% and compost 21% of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
• 2010 – recover energy from 20% of MSW
• 2020 – recycle 29% and compost 21% of MSW
• 2020 – recover energy from 17% of MSW

You can view key national waste figures in About Waste.
You can find more waste data on the SEPA website.