The initial project is expected to take six months and has been funded by the Scottish Executive and Communities Scotland. The map will cover all 11 of the Waste Strategy Areas defined in the National Waste Strategy: Scotland and will be updated regularly by CRNS.
Iain Gulland, chair of the CRNS, said: “The mapping exercise will enable CRNS to form a strategic view of the community recycling sector and its contribution towards a more sustainable waste approach in Scotland.”
CRNS are planning over 100 visits to different sites and community recycling and re-use schemes including composters, furniture projects, kerbside collections and timber recyclers.
The project aims to collect information about how much the groups recycle and re-use and how many people are employed by the schemes. And so build up a picture of the differences environmentally, socially and economically the community recyclers and re-use organisations are making in Scotland.
Mr Gulland said: “It is crucial that we identify the community sector's contribution and our importance in the waste sector within Scotland. Tonnages and meeting targets are a focal point of the survey, but it's also about jobs, recycling, funding, social inclusion and improvement.”
By creating the map CRNS hopes to set up a system to help community groups exchange information about best practice and other ideas.
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