Surely, lots of recycling and less trash would be observed. In Scotland, there would be less trash and even fabric and wood would be recycled. Just last week on Aug. 20, Scotland released its first ever plan for a zero waste society.
The Zero Waste Plan has been in the works for a while. The plan sets forth ways to reduce waste, get creative and aggressive with recycling and shuffle far less of to landfills, including construction waste, which accounts for approximately 45 percent of Scotland's waste.
The aim is to reduce Scotland’s impact on the environment locally and in a global sense. Its zero waste society will prohibit glass, metals, textiles and wood from entering landfills and get business into recycling. The emphasis on recycling includes ramping up collection, sorting, reprocessing and treating waste, which will provide for as many as 2,000 new jobs.
Scotland’s people and organizations will be highly encouraged to reuse as much as possible in their zero waste society. The plan seeks to increase its rate of recycling to 40 percent by 2010. The government has already made a pledge to cut the amount of construction waste going to the landfill in half by 2012.
The plan will be finalized this year and published in 2010.
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead, said: "Scotland must reduce its impact on the local and global environment. Our draft Zero Waste Plan maps out how we can reduce the country's waste, meet our highly ambitious waste targets and contribute to the work on climate change.”
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