The Landfill Allowances Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2005 No. 157

Regulation 13(2)(c)

SCHEDULE Amount of biodegradable municipal waste in certain types of waste

In this Schedule–

• “inert construction and demolition waste”–

  (a)

  means any waste from construction or demolition activities which is not capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, but

  (b)

  does not include any of the other types of waste which are listed in the first column of the table in this Schedule; and

• “putrescible waste”–

  (a)

  means any animal or vegetable waste (including wood) which is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, but

  (b)

  does not include any of the other types of waste which are listed in the first column of the table in this Schedule.

  TABLE

  Type of waste	Amount of biodegradable municipal waste (expressed as a percentage by weight)
  Card	100%
  Paper	100%
  Putrescible waste	100%
  Vegetable oil	100%
  Footwear	50%
  Furniture	50%
  Textiles	50%
  Batteries	0%
  Electrical and electronic equipment	0%
  End-of-life vehicles	0%
  Fluorescent tubes	0%
  Glass	0%
  Inert construction and demolition waste	0%
  Metal	0%
  Mineral oil	0%
  Plastic	0%
  Soil	0%