Question reference: S6W-00371
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 2 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-34080 by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 December 2020, whether a decision has been taken on the distribution of the £70 million recycling fund.
Answer
The Scottish Government has worked in partnership with COSLA and Zero Waste Scotland to develop arrangements for the fund. More information on the aims, scope and distribution of the fund is available at:
https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/local-authorities/recycling-improvement-fund
Local authorities are urged to apply to the fund, to help drive new innovations and improvements to recycling in their area and across the country.