Recycling has decreased 1.1 percentage points in the waste authority for Angus

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Back in 2014 Angus recycled 53.1% of its waste, landfilled 25.4%, and incinerated 18.6%.

By 2022 incineration had increased by 17.7 percentage points to 36.3%.

Recycling decreased over the same period by 1.1 percentage points to 52%. In 2022 1.9% of waste was landfilled.

There are currently 21 years left on a contract with MVV Environment Baldovie Ltd. Contract value is not given but is linked to the annual spending of the council. In 22/23 the spend was 2.165 million in 21/22 it was 1.05 million. The contract has a clawback arrangement: “There is an excess revenue sharing mechanism in place, with the Council benefitting if the Contractor outperforms the assumptions in its business case for third party revenue. Further details cannot be provided as this is considered to be commercially sensitive to the contractor.”

Notes:

1. Figures do not always add up to 100% as there is a fourth ‘other’ category.
2. In some cases figures total over 100% as it may include waste from the previous year.
3. Rounding may also lead to some percentage changes being slightly higher or lower than the difference between the two figures: in this situation please check the full spreadsheet for more detailed figures.
4. Some annual returns in Scotland are incomplete comparing 2014 and 2022. This is because, at some authorities, data on incineration was not collected back in 2014. Other authorities have also not submitted an annual return for 2022 in the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) data.

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