SCOTLAND’S “take-make-waste” economy needs rewiring to become a fairer, greener and richer country, according to a new report.

Zero Waste Scotland and the Economic Development Association Scotland’s (EDAS) joint paper calls for a shift from an economy where only 1.3 per cent of materials are reused and a public policy that puts “social provisioning” at its heart.

The paper calls for a move from unacceptable levels of poverty under the “fossil-fuelled” economy to a “circular, greener” model, “one which must effectively organise itself accordingly to society’s needs and wants.”