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23/02/2009

Over £1.2m For Community Projects

Ten projects across Scotland have been offered a total of £1,221,617.26 to deal with waste at community level, it has been announced today.

A composting service in Aberdeen, reusing building materials in Lanarkshire and diverting white goods from landfill in Dundee are among the successful applicants from the 'INCREASE III' fund.

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This brings the value of successful applications to the fund up to £4.7m, enabling waste to be dealt with creatively at community level.

Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "The latest round of successful projects shows that the community sector is continuing to play a significant role in dealing with waste in a sensible and imaginative way.

"A number of today's successful applications epitomise the spirit which we want to see from Scotland's communities in making this country a cleaner, greener place."

Mr Lochhead said everyone must play their part in reducing waste and work together to achieve a Zero Waste Scotland.

(GK/JM)

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