South Lanarkshire falls 20 per cent short of government recycling targets

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Thousands of tonnes of waste in South Lanarkshire was sent to landfill rather than being recycled last year, as new stats showed the region falling short of Government targets.Just 40.4 per cent of household waste in South Lanarkshire was recycled in 2021 – falling short of both the Scottish Government’s target of 60 per cent by 2020, and their 2013 target of 50 per cent.A total of 37,663 tonnes of waste was sent to the landfill instead, with the South Lanarkshire figure falling slightly short of the national average of 42.7 per cent.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Lanarkshire Live reported last November on how the recycling figures were falling short of South Lanarkshire Council's own target, of 50 per cent.

The Labour list MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy attacked the SNP government's environmental record, prompting a rebuttal from Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey.