Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 2 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what research it has conducted to understand the reported barriers to soft plastic recycling.
Zero Waste Scotland is currently conducting research on soft plastic recycling to understand collection and processing opportunities. The outputs of this research are expected to be available in the summer of 2025.
Farm plastics are a significant source of soft plastics. In 2020, Zero Waste Scotland carried out a market analysis of farm film plastics with the support of ADAS. This analysis provides information on the market dynamics and potential solutions for recycling farm plastics. https://cdn.zerowastescotland.org.uk/managed-downloads/mf-ndywketi-1680012009d