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PolicyBBC NewsEvent: United KingdomAttributed to source2026-10-27About 1 min to read this excerpt2 versionsDesk template

Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?

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Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?

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Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62ke84qwl1vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.

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Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.

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  1. First on desk · 10/27/2026, 10:00:23 PM
    Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?
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  2. Update · 10/27/2026, 10:00:23 PM
    Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?
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BBC News reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with BBC News, which released it. Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year. Original link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62ke84qwl1vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.

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