Publication - Consultation paper

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

Published: 25 March 2025
From: Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781836914327

This call for evidence (CfE) seeks responses to support consideration of extending Scotland's upcoming landfill ban to potentially include non-municipal biodegradable (and other) wastes.

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55 days to respond
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Closes: 17 June 2025

Supporting documents

Annex B – Identifying waste landfilled that is not included in the ban on landfilling biodegradable municipal waste

The SEPA guidance also includes the following decision tree to help waste handlers identify whether individual waste streams are included in the ban or not.

An image of a decision tree to help determine whether waste can be sent to landfill disposal or not. The decision tree advises that if waste is either: classified using a code in Annex 1 or; municipal or similar in nature to household waste or; is not/no longer biodegradable then it can be sent to landfill. However, if the waste meets any of these criteria, it is included in the ban and cannot be sent for landfill disposal.

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Annex B – Identifying waste landfilled that is not included in the ban on landfilling biodegradable municipal waste

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