Household Recycling Code of Practice: Consultation document

Footnotes

1 Scottish Government (2017). Applying the waste hierarchy: guidance. Available: Part 1 - Applying the waste hierarchy: guidance - gov.scot. (Accessed 14 October 2026)

2 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland.

3 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland. (Section 5.2, p.74)

4 Eunomia (2026). Co-design Report - Scotland’s new Code of Practice for household recycling.

5 Eunomia (2026). Co-design Report - Scotland’s new Code of Practice for household recycling.

6 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

7 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

8 The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. Available: The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

9 Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2022. Available: 2. Overview - Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2022 - gov.scot. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

10 The UK Plastics Pact, WRAP (2024). Film and flexible roadmap - July 2024.pdf. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

11 DEFRA, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, (2022). Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Summary of consultation responses and Government response. Available: EPR Consultation Government response. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

12 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland.

13 WRAP (2015). Factors influencing recycling performance. Available: Factors influencing recycling performance | WRAP - The Waste and Resources Action Programme. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

14 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland.

15 Zero Waste Scotland (2026). Recycling Improvement Fund Longitudinal Evaluation: 2024 Progress Report. Available: RIF 2024 Longitudinal Eval. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

16 Zero Waste Scotland (2026). Recycling Improvement Fund Longitudinal Evaluation: 2024 Progress Report. Available: RIF 2024 Longitudinal Eval. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

17 WRAP (2015). Analysis of recycling performance and waste arisings in the UK 2012/13 (p.5). Available: Technical report WRAP. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

18 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland.

19 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland. (p.60)

20 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland. (p.52)

21 Zero Waste Scotland (2023). Household Waste Composition Analysis. Available: Household Waste Composition Analysis | Zero Waste Scotland. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

22 Eunomia (2026). Cost Benefit Analysis of Standardising the Existing Code of Practice for Household Waste Recycling in Scotland.

23 Zero Waste Scotland (2025). Household Organics Collections in Scotland Report. Available: Household Organics Collections in Scotland Report | Zero Waste Scotland. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

24 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

25 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

26 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

27Eunomia (2026). Co-design Report - Scotland’s new Code of Practice for household recycling.

28 Eunomia (2026). Co-design Report - Scotland’s new Code of Practice for household recycling.

29 Zero Waste Scotland (2025). Household Organics Collections in Scotland Report. Available: Household Organics Collections in Scotland Report | Zero Waste Scotland. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

30 Eunomia (2026). Additional Organics Options – addendum to co-design report.

31 See, for example, Household Recycling Charter Code of Practice Communications Review | Zero Waste Scotland which makes the case that communications should be treated as a core part of recycling service delivery, rather than an optional add-on.

32 Zero Waste Scotland (2026). Promoting household recycling (Local Authority communications best practice report) | Zero Waste Scotland. Available: Promoting household recycling (Local Authority communications best practice report) | Zero Waste Scotland. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

33 For example using established frameworks for understanding and influencing behaviour change such as COM-B, which stands for Capability, Opportunity, Motivation, and Behaviour.

34 Behaviour Change. Available: Increasing recycling rates with social norms - Behaviour Change. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

35 WRAP (2022) Improving Recycling Through Effective Communications. Available: Improving Recycling Through Effective Communications | WRAP - The Waste and Resources Action Programme. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

36 European Commission (2023). Where should I throw this? Harmonising waste sorting labels across the EU. Available: Harmonising waste sorting labels across the EU. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

37 Material Focus (2024). 1,200 battery fires in the waste system reported last year. Available: UK Battery Fires Surge 71% to 1,200, Urging Recycling Push. (Accessed 15 October 2026)

38 Countryside Alliance (2022). Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping but concerns remain over rogue traders. Available: Government announces new crackdown on fly-tipping but concerns remain. (Accessed 16 October 2025)

39 Zero Waste Scotland (2025). Making reuse happen at Household Waste Recycling Centres. Available: Making reuse happen at Household Waste Recycling Centres | Zero Waste Scotland. (Accessed 15 October 2026)