Scottish Government

Sue Granville and Shona Mulholland

ISBN 0 7559 6205 2 (Web only publication)

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Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTER ONE - BACKGROUND
1.1 BACKGROUND

CHAPTER TWO - THE CONSULTATION PROCESS
2.1 THE CONSULTATION
2.2 NATURE OF THE CONSULTATION

CHAPTER THREE - APPROACH TO ANALYSIS OF CONSULTATION RESPONSES
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
3.3 PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN RESPONSES
3.4 GROUND RULES
3.5 REPORTING

CHAPTER FOUR - RESPONSES TO THE CONSULTATION
4.1 RESPONSES AND RESPONDENTS

CHAPTER FIVE - PRODUCT DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS
5.1 THE DESIGN OF PRODUCTS
5.2 WASTE PROFILES
5.3 PRODUCT LIFE-SPAN
5.4 DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS
5.5 INTEGRATED PRODUCT POLICY

CHAPTER SIX - RETAILERS
6.1 PROCUREMENT
6.2 TRAINING
6.3 FOOD WASTE
6.4 PACKAGING
6.5 PACKAGING RE-USE
6.6 REDUCING WASTE FROM THE RETAILING OF PRODUCTS
6.7 PROVISION OF INFORMATION
6.8 WASTE AWARE SCOTLAND AWARD FOR THE RETAIL SECTOR

CHAPTER SEVEN - CONSUMERS
7.1 CONSUMER POWER
7.2 LOYALTY CARDS
7.3 UNWANTED MAIL
7.4 HOME COMPOSTING

CHAPTER EIGHT - PLASTIC BAGS
8.1 PLASTIC BAGS
8.2 PRIORITY

CHAPTER NINE - COMMUNITIES
9.1 RE-USE AND REPAIR
9.2 COMMUNITY COMPOSTING
9.3 FUNDING
9.4 RECYCLING CREDITS

CHAPTER TEN - LOCAL AUTHORITIES
10.1 SIZE OF BINS AND FREQUENCY OF COLLECTIONS
10.2 GREEN WASTE COLLECTION
10.3 CHARGING
10.4 INCENTIVES
10.5 WASTE CONTRACTS
10.6 OTHER CONTRACTS
10.7 SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO WASTE PREVENTION
10.8 FUNDING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES' WASTE PREVENTION WORK
10.9 OTHER ISSUES

TABLES

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 RESPONDENT PROFILE

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 1
5.2 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 2
5.3 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 3
5.4 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 4

CHAPTER SIX
6.1 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 12
6.2 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 14

CHAPTER EIGHT
8.1 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 19
8.2 SUGGESTED LEVEL OF PRIORITY AT QUESTION 20 (ALL ASSIGNING PRIORITY LEVEL)

CHAPTER TEN
10.1 PREFERENCE FOR OPTIONS GIVEN AT QUESTION 30