Waste data reporting
Some of the reporting carried out by the Dataflows Unit is given below.
|
Publication |
Latest reporting year |
Publication frequency |
Driver |
Next publication due |
|
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
March 2026 |
|
|
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
March 2026 |
|
|
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2025 |
|
|
Household waste data - commentary and data tables
|
2023 | Annual | 1 |
October 2025 |
|
Waste landfilled in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables Waste incinerated in Scotland official statistics - commentary and data tables |
2023 |
Annual |
1 |
October 2025 |
|
2023 |
Annual (capacities), Quarterly (site returns) |
1 |
Site returns updated quarterly, nine months after end of quarter Annual capacities updated with quarter four |
|
| 2018 |
Annual |
1 | May 2023 | |
|
2024 |
Quarterly |
2 |
Quarterly data published within six months of submission deadline: Q1 (Jan-Mar) = by end Oct |
Drivers
1 Scottish Government Making Things Last – A Circular Economy Strategy for Scotland (23 Feb 2016); European Union Waste Statistics Regulations (EC 2150/2002) (25 Nov 2002)
2 Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Recovery Facilities (March 2015)