MSP Slams City Over Recycling
Posted on: Thursday, 7 July 2005, 06:00 CDT
A ROW has broken out between a Glasgow MSP and the city council over its claims on recycling.
Green MSP Patrick Harvie rubbished the council's claims that it is becoming a "recycling champion" and accused it of "shameless propaganda" over an article in a council magazine sent to householders.
Quoting figures from the independent watchdog, Audit Scotland, he revealed that the council's level of recycling rose from 6.2-per cent in 2002-03 to 6.3-per cent last year.
That's against a Scottish Executive set target of 25-per cent of waste to be recycled or composted by next year and, said Mr Harvie, the council had told him it was unable to meet the target.
The Green MSP said the claims were "brazenly misleading" as official figures showed the city had the worst domestic recycling levels in the country.
A city council spokesman said: "We have increased eight-fold our collection rates and will not stop until additional investment - along with the efforts of our citizens - helps to create a cleaner, greener Glasgow for all."
Source: Evening Times; Glasgow (UK)
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