FoES response to Scottish Government’s Circular Economy Strategy consultation

Our submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on their draft Circular Economy Strategy.

The Scottish Government’s draft circular economy strategy is unfit for purpose and, without fundamental changes, is likely to lead to significant harms to people or nature.

This strategy is such a backwards step for Scotland it is likely to cause harm by undoing the small amount of progress already made and failing to make significant progress towards a circular economy (for example by allowing incineration expansion to out compete recycling opportunities and allowing plastic production to continue unabated).

Our response explains our concerns with the draft strategy and suggests improvements which will benefit people and nature. We urge the Scottish Government most seriously, and in the interests of the people of Scotland, to revise this strategy as set out in our response.