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Publication - Impact assessment

Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021: business and regulatory impact assessment - final

Published
11 November 2021
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Part of
Environment and climate change
ISBN
9781802016109

Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment (BRIA) for the introduction of market restrictions on problematic single-use plastic items as identified in Article 5 of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU SUPD).

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17.0 Annex C: Full NPV tables by individual item

1. Cutlery

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -445,384 -231,052 214,331
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 16,607 20,701 4,095
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -98,768 27,385 -126,153
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -7,030 -14,728 -7,698
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -77,652 -98,412 -20,759
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -490,166 -457,416 32,750
Local Authorities Landfill costs -21,072 -18,246 2,826
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -220,941 -216,690 4,250
Society Indirect littering costs -12,111,272 -11,435,373 675,899
Local Authorities Residual waste -368,507 -362,225 6,282
Society Change in item costs -98,013,011 -92,765,941 5,247,069
Total   -111,837,195 -105,551,998 6,285,198

2. Plates

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -765,250 -654,055 111,195
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 36,844 38,618 -1,774
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -16,787 57,184 -73,971
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -24,768 -28,076 -3,308
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -100,249 -105,216 -4,966
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -1,040,984 -1,022,876 -18,108
Local Authorities Landfill costs -45,153 -46,522 -1,369
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -220,859 -220,311 548
Society Indirect littering costs -1,965,927 -1,860,489 105,438
Local Authorities Residual waste -747,324 -745,515 1,809
Society Change in item costs -54,615,261 -52,484,477 2,130,784
Total   -59,505,718 -57,071,734 2,433,984

3. Stirrers

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -9,935 -8,801 1,134
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) 1,856 2,427 571
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -767 -870 -104
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -25,217 -24,945 272
Local Authorities Landfill costs -749 -802 -53
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -928 -928 0
Society Indirect littering costs -83,774 -79,233 4,541
Local Authorities Residual waste -15,684 -15,684 0
Society Change in item costs -1,700,486 -1,609,517 90,970
Total   -1,835,685 -1,738,353 97,332

4. Straws

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -166,332 -130,183 36,149
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -22,319 9,137 31,456
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -1,675 -3,966 -2,291
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -201,149 -218,022 -16,872
Local Authorities Landfill costs -5,308 -6,794 -1,486
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -73,769 -81,529 -7,760
Society Indirect littering costs -13,397,519 -12,645,234 752,285
Local Authorities Residual waste -123,249 -136,478 -13,229
Society Change in item costs -27,120,992 -25,670,121 1,450,870
Total   -41,112,312 -38,883,191 2,229,121

5. Balloon sticks

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -7,562 -5,510 2,052
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 237 305 69
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -1,282 338 1,619
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -60 -160 -100
Local Authorities Recycled material 1,025 1,502 477
Local Authorities Composting costs 0 0 0
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -7,829 -8,327 -499
Local Authorities Landfill costs -264 -298 -34
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -3,175 -3,499 -324
Society Indirect littering costs -67,177 -61,033 6,144
Local Authorities Residual waste -5,299 -5,851 -552
Society Change in item costs -1,168,467 -1,185,360 -16,893
Total   -1,259,853 -1,267,894 -8,041

6. EPS containers

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -686,977 -642,755 44,222
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 0 0 0
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 76 270 194
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -275,271 -1,519 273,753
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -4,264 -15,499 -11,235
Local Authorities Recycled material 0 0 0
Local Authorities Composting costs -2,188 -7,754 -5,567
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -494,641 -835,718 -341,078
Local Authorities Landfill costs -23,627 -60,445 -36,818
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -90,232 -153,884 -63,652
Society Indirect littering costs -2,025,479 -2,024,168 1,311
Local Authorities Residual waste -304,085 -518,176 -214,091
Society Change in item costs -71,763,128 -92,997,356 -21,234,228
Total   -71,763,128 -92,997,356 -21,234,228

7. EPS cups

Stakeholder Impact NPV under Baseline (£) NPV under Option 1 (£) Net change to NPV (£)
Society Carbon impacts (production) -268,325 -291,286 -22,960
Society Carbon impacts (recycling) 4,929 17,495 12,566
Society Carbon impacts (composting) 4,929 17,495 12,566
Society Carbon impacts (incineration) -94,219 24,729 118,949
Society Carbon Impacts (Landfill) -1,462 -5,311 -3,849
Local Authorities Recycled material 23,509 82,770 59,262
Local Authorities Composting costs -13,125 -46,526 -33,401
Local Authorities Energy from Waste costs -210,749 -408,662 -197,913
Local Authorities Landfill costs -4,618 -8,358 -3,739
Local Authorities Direct littering costs -42,984 -91,029 -48,045
Society Indirect littering costs -1,381,008 -1,380,115 894
Local Authorities Residual waste -144,555 -305,551 -160,996
Society Change in item costs -18,284,626 -21,953,908 -3,669,281
Total   -20,412,306 -24,348,255 -3,935,949

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