Delivering Scotland's Circular Economy - route map to 2025 and beyond: consultation analysis

Analysis of responses to the 2022 consultation on Delivering Scotland's Circular Economy: Route map to 2025 and Beyond.


Appendix C: Quantitative Summary

The following tables outline the results for each of the eight closed questions in the consultation.

For each question the following tables show:

  • The number of respondents from the total sample of 160 who selected each response, and the corresponding percentage.
  • The number and percentage response among those who answered each question, broken down by:
  • Individual and organisation responses.
  • By sector[12].
  • Please note that the row percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Q1. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to promote responsible consumption production and re-use?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 61 59 15 7 0 18
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 38 37 9 4 0 11
All answering (%) 142 43 42 11 5 0 -
- Individuals 47 70 21 2 6 0 -
- Organisations 95 29 52 15 4 0 -
- Retail & packaging 20 10 55 30 5 0 -
- Third sector 16 63 25 13 0 0 -
- Local Authority 16 44 56 0 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 8 13 88 0 0 0 -
- Waste management 8 25 50 13 13 0 -
- Public body 6 17 50 33 0 0 -
- Other 21 24 52 14 10 0
Q3. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to reduce food waste?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 60 46 13 4 1 36
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 38 29 8 3 1 23
All answering (%) 124 48 37 10 3 1 -
- Individuals 45 69 24 0 4 2 -
- Organisations 79 37 44 16 3 0 -
- Retail & packaging 16 50 25 25 0 0 -
- Third sector 15 27 53 13 7 0 -
- Local Authority 16 56 44 0 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 5 40 40 20 0 0 -
- Waste management 7 0 71 29 0 0 -
- Public body 4 50 50 0 0 0 -
- Other 16 25 44 25 6 0 -
Q5. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to improve recycling from households?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 47 54 14 3 5 37
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 29 34 9 2 3 23
All answering (%) 123 38 44 11 2 4 -
- Individuals 45 64 29 0 2 4 -
- Organisations 78 23 53 18 3 4 -
- Retail & packaging 16 19 69 13 0 0 -
- Third sector 14 50 36 7 0 7 -
- Local Authority 16 13 56 19 13 0 -
- Construction / Dev 5 40 40 20 0 0 -
- Waste management 8 0 75 13 0 13 -
- Public body 3 33 33 33 0 0 -
- Other 16 19 44 31 0 6 -
Q7. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to improve recycling from commercial businesses?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 37 51 27 4 8 33
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 23 32 17 3 5 21
All answering (%) 127 29 40 21 3 6 -
- Individuals 41 56 34 2 0 7 -
- Organisations 86 16 43 30 5 6 -
- Retail & packaging 19 11 37 53 0 0 -
- Third sector 14 29 43 29 0 0 -
- Local Authority 16 19 56 19 6 0 -
- Construction / Dev 7 29 57 0 14 0 -
- Waste management 8 0 13 38 0 50 -
- Public body 4 50 25 0 25 0 -
- Other 18 6 50 33 6 6 -
Q9. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to embed circular construction practices?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 44 51 22 1 2 40
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 28 32 14 1 1 25
All answering (%) 120 37 43 18 1 2 -
- Individuals 44 68 23 7 0 2 -
- Organisations 76 18 54 25 1 1 -
- Retail & packaging 9 11 44 44 0 0 -
- Third sector 13 23 62 15 0 0 -
- Local Authority 15 20 60 20 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 11 18 64 18 0 0 -
- Waste management 8 0 63 25 0 13 -
- Public body 6 33 50 17 0 0 -
- Other 14 21 36 36 7 0 -
Q11. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to minimise the impact of the disposal of residual waste?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 37 57 11 2 1 52
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 23 36 7 1 1 33
All answering (%) 108 34 53 10 2 1 -
- Individuals 38 55 34 5 3 3 -
- Organisations 70 23 63 13 1 0 -
- Retail & packaging 14 43 50 7 0 0 -
- Third sector 12 8 75 17 0 0 -
- Local Authority 14 14 79 7 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 5 40 40 20 0 0 -
- Waste management 8 25 50 25 0 0 -
- Public body 2 50 50 0 0 0 -
- Other 15 13 67 13 7 0 -
Q13. To what extent do you agree with the measures proposed in this package to support action across the circular economy?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 50 70 7 2 0 31
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 31 44 4 1 0 19
All answering (%) 129 39 54 5 2 0 -
- Individuals 43 56 40 5 0 0 -
- Organisations 86 30 62 6 2 0 -
- Retail & packaging 16 38 56 6 0 0 -
- Third sector 13 31 62 8 0 0 -
- Local Authority 16 25 75 0 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 8 38 63 0 0 0 -
- Waste management 8 50 38 0 13 0 -
- Public body 7 43 43 14 0 0 -
- Other 18 11 72 11 6 0 -
Q15. To what extent do you agree with the principles proposed to underpin future circular economy targets?
Base n= Strongly Agree Agree Neither Disagree Strongly disagree No answer
All respondents (n=) 160 47 61 9 3 2 38
% breakdown among:
All respondents (%) 160 29 38 6 2 1 24
All answering (%) 122 39 50 7 2 2 -
- Individuals 42 57 29 10 2 2 -
- Organisations 80 29 61 6 3 1 -
- Retail & packaging 15 33 53 13 0 0 -
- Third sector 15 27 73 0 0 0 -
- Local Authority 14 29 71 0 0 0 -
- Construction / Dev 7 57 43 0 0 0 -
- Waste management 9 11 67 0 11 11 -
- Public body 4 25 50 25 0 0 -
- Other 16 25 56 13 6 0 -

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