- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of recycled paper it procures.
Answer
Three quarters of the paper purchased through the national paper agreement had a recycled content of between 80 and 100 per cent. All other paper types purchased were produced from sustainably sourced wood fibre.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set for (a) itself and (b) public sector bodies for reducing waste and whether it has set reporting requirements by type of waste.
Answer
Information relating to waste reduction and other environmental performance targets for the Scottish Government is detailed in the Scottish Government Environmental Performance Annual Report for 2007-08 which was published in May 2009, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 48458).
Information relating to the targets set by public sector bodies for reducing waste is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The responsibility for setting and publishing targets currently rests with the individual public bodies.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material it recycled each year over the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it used each year over the last three years.
Answer
The Scottish Government purchased the following volumes of paper in the last three years:
| Year | Volume (sheets) |
| April 2006 - March 2007 | 20,107,429 |
| April 2007 - March 2008 | 31,054,298 |
| April 2008 “ March 2009 | 34,958,920 |
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it recycled each year over the last three years.
Answer
The latest information on waste arisings including paper recycling is detailed in the Scottish Government Environmental Performance Annual Reports for 2005-06 to 2007-08, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 42350, 44178 and 48458).
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much paper it discarded each year over the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009, for information in respect of discarded paper that is recycled. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
It is not possible to disaggregate volumes of any other papers that may have been included within the general waste stream.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much material it discarded each year over the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26602 on 11 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much food waste it produced each year over the last three years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26614 on 10 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to assess the levels of food waste in its own offices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26614 on 10 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Edinburgh Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the amount of food waste it produces.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s catering contractor is contractually required to keep food waste to a minimum. This is achieved through specified portion controls and ensuring that the volume of food in catering orders is appropriate.
Currently no separate records of food waste are maintained. However, a new waste management contract is being let which will require the waste contractor to improve the handling of waste, including food waste, to allow improved waste disposal options to be introduced, including composting.
