Argyll & Bute Best Practicable Environmental Option Stage 1: 2002-2010

• Large-scale composting of mixed residual waste (which has undergone some separation to remove recyclable materials and non-biodegradable wastes) to produce a material suitable for landfill restoration purposes.

• Small scale composting of segregated "green" waste.

• Increasing the proportion of waste segregated at source to increase recycling volumes.

Target 1: Divert at least 27% of waste away from landfill by 2005; and

Target 2: Divert at least 50% of waste away from landfill by 2010.

 Argyll & Bute Best Practicable Environmental Option Stage 2: 2011-2020

•  As Stage 1 but with energy recovery, either gasification or pyrolysis, of specific wastes to produce heat and power. Given the relatively small quantity of suitable waste that could be dealt with in this way and current technology, it is unlikely that such an energy recovery plant would be economic in Argyll & Bute itself. Linking into developments taking place in other waste strategy areas would, therefore, be the likely way forward.

Targets for 2011 onwards will be set in the light of performance to 2010.