Circular economy and waste route map to 2030: consultation

The route map sets out strategic direction for delivering our system-wide, comprehensive vision Scotland’s circular economy from now to 2030. Building on a first consultation (2022), we are consulting on key priority actions that will unlock progress across the waste hierarchy.


Footnotes

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172. Greenhouse gas emissions are reported in Scottish Greenhouse Gas statistics using sector definitions set out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Under these definitions, greenhouse gas emissions are reported in the ‘Waste Management’ sector and energy from waste emissions are reported in the ‘Energy Supply’ sector. Where this section of the route map discusses decarbonisation of the “waste sector”, this includes energy from waste emissions. More on Scottish Greenhouse Gas statistics can be found at https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-greenhouse-gas-statistics-2021

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224. The Green Internship Scheme, https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/green-internship-scheme

225. Circular Economy Construction Retrofit Training Programme, https://trainthetrainer.scot/#:~:text=The%20Circular%20Economy%20Construction%20Retrofit,economy%20principles%20are%20in%20place.

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