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The Lothian and Borders draft area waste plan states:"By 2020, municipal solid waste in the Lothians and Borders could increase by 60%".For that reason, we cannot keep putting things off, talking about next year or next month.
However, we know that if other stores start to open, they will follow suit. It is much like the smoking ban in that voluntary schemes will not work and we need a level playing field.
I have listened carefully to the debate and I am not going to jump to conclusions, but it is not enough to say that, just because England has changed its law, Scotland must follow suit. I would never take that approach and I will not do so now.
The ringleaders are the real baddies who lead groups. They have lieutenants and camp followers who gain some community recognition for being part of the team.
I endorse the procedure, and I hope that other committees will follow it in future. Although the process took us 10 months, I suspect that it would have taken almost twice as long had we been required to consider all the complaints.A considerable amount of ground has been covered in the debate.