Reducing the landfilling of biodegradable and other wastes: call for evidence

Footnotes

1 For more detail see page 64 of Guidance on classification of waste according to EWC-Stat categories (2010) Available at: https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/documents/ece/ces/ge.33/2012/mtg2/Supplement_Manual_on_Waste_Statistics.pdf

2 The Use of Natural Resources in the Economy: A Global Manual on Economy Wide Material Flow Accounting, UN environment programme, https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36253;jsession

3 The Circular economy and waste route map, available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-circular-economy-waste-route-map-2030/

4 The Scottish Government (2020) Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 – update, Securing a green recovery on a path to net zero: climate change plan 2018–2032 - update - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5 SEPA (2024) Household Waste Summary Data, available at: Household waste data | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

6 SEPA (2024) Waste from All Sources: Waste Data Tables 2022, available at: Waste data for Scotland | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

7 SEPA (2024) Waste Data, Waste data | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

8 NB No quantitative data is given here to avoid confusion. The method to calculate biodegradable municipal waste for the EU target uses an estimate of the proportion of mixed waste that is biodegradable, and only reports this portion, which underestimates the total mixed waste sent to landfill.

9 For more detail see page 64 of Guidance on classification of waste according to EWC-Stat categories (2010) Available at: https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/stats/documents/ece/ces/ge.33/2012/mtg2/Supplement_Manual_on_Waste_Statistics.pdf

10 Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Waste (Scotland) Regulation 2012

11 Data from TFR Group, mattress recycling company: www.tfrgroup.co.uk

12 Circular Economy and Waste Route Map to 2030: Scotland's circular economy and waste route map to 2030 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13 SEPA (2024), The ban on landfilling Biodegradable Municipal Waste (scope and testing guidance) Available at: Biodegradable municipal waste landfill ban | Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)