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| New waste approach to be outlined | New waste approach to be outlined |
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| New solutions for dealing with Scotland's waste are to be set out by the Scottish Government. | New solutions for dealing with Scotland's waste are to be set out by the Scottish Government. |
| Measures to be announced are expected to contain provision for waste-to-energy plants as well as increasing recycling targets. | Measures to be announced are expected to contain provision for waste-to-energy plants as well as increasing recycling targets. |
| Scotland will face hefty fines unless it meets European targets for reducing what goes to landfill. | |
| Friends of the Earth Scotland said the best alternative to landfill was waste prevention and recycling. | Friends of the Earth Scotland said the best alternative to landfill was waste prevention and recycling. |
| Some local authorities want to turn the waste into energy by burning it, but incineration has proved controversial. | |
| Greenhouse gas | Greenhouse gas |
| At a meeting in Abernethy on Monday, villagers raised concerns about an incinerator planned nearby. | At a meeting in Abernethy on Monday, villagers raised concerns about an incinerator planned nearby. |
| It has received approval from Perth and Kinross Council but opponents still hope to block the proposals. | |
| There has already been a big increase in recycling across Scotland and targets may be raised considerably. | |
| However, many local authorities believe that will not be enough to solve the waste problem. | |
| Stuart Hay, Friends of the Earth Scotland spokesman, said mass-burn incinerators were not an acceptable solution to Scotland's waste problems. | Stuart Hay, Friends of the Earth Scotland spokesman, said mass-burn incinerators were not an acceptable solution to Scotland's waste problems. |
| He added: "Inappropriate investment in waste-to-energy plants risks reducing incentives for waste prevention and recycling, thus leading to unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. | He added: "Inappropriate investment in waste-to-energy plants risks reducing incentives for waste prevention and recycling, thus leading to unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. |
| "The real priority and alternative to landfill is waste prevention and continued improvement of recycling facilities and rates." | "The real priority and alternative to landfill is waste prevention and continued improvement of recycling facilities and rates." |
| He called for ministers to continue to pursue the "zero waste" approach. | He called for ministers to continue to pursue the "zero waste" approach. |