Ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic: Strategic Environmental Assessment Post-Adoption Statement
The Post-Adoption Statement as part of the Strategic Environmental Assessment conducted for the ban on the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic, the Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (Scotland) Regulations 2026.
Footnotes
1 Marine strategy part one: UK updated assessment and Good Environmental Status - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
2 Convention | OSPAR Commission
4 Marine litter strategy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
5 Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 (legislation.gov.uk)
6 Historic Environment Scotland (HES), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), and NatureScot (NS).
7 Wet wipes containing plastic: joint government response following consultation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
9 Summary of responses and government response - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
10 Wet wipes containing plastic: joint government response following consultation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
11 Wet wipes containing plastic: joint government response following consultation - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Contact
Email: WWSEAandBRIA@gov.scot