“Recycling is so important in our fight against climate change, everyone can do their bit by recycling as much as you can,” said Natalie Don MSP, commenting on Recycle Week which runs from 20th – 26th September 2022.

First staged in 2004 and organised by the Recycle Now brand, Recycle Week is the UK’s largest annual recycling campaign. The week of action involves business partners, community groups and local authorities, with Recycle Now claiming that more than 3,000 businesses and individuals “joined the #RecycleWeek conversation” in 2021.

For this year, Zero Waste Scotland is launching the first ever Recycling Sorter, a digital recycling tool which allows Scots to search what items can be recycled, and in which bin, in any Scottish local authority. This tool will simplify and bring clarity to recycling ensuring that all households are recycling more of the right things in the right places. Sorting the right recyclable items into the right bin means they won’t needlessly end up in landfill.

Natalie Don MSP added:

“Almost half of people admit that they could increase the amount of recycling they do and I think for most of us. At times it can be a little confusing and time consuming but it is extremely important.

“This is a really handy tool - the Recycling Sorter cuts through some of the confusion. This tool will inform people of what items can and can't be recycled and how to prepare items for recycling and includes hints and tips to make it easier at home.

“Anything that helps to encourage people to recycle is a good thing and hopefully this will help us reach our recycling targets.

When it’s done right, recycling is one of the easiest everyday actions we can take to reduce our carbon footprint.”

Zero Waste Scotland’s Recycling Sorter is available at: https://wasteless.zerowastescotland.org.uk/recycling-sorter