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4.1 Introduction Over 12 million tonnes (1)
of waste arose from Scotland’s homes, shops, offices and industry
in 1998. Currently, due to the current lack of complete and robust data
for all wastes, the development of the BPEO for the North East has initially
focused on MSW, which consists of just 2.9 million tones of this total
waste stream (see Chapter 3). This chapter focuses on all non-MSWs.
These consist of all industrial and commercial wastes not collected
by the local authorities. A framework to address the management of non-MSW, which
form the largest part of the wastes produced in Scotland, has been developed
through a partnership between representatives from the following organisations:
SEPA, Scottish Executive, the Enterprise community and the waste management
industry. These wastes will be a major focus for the future development
of the National Waste Strategy: Scotland and the local Area Waste Plans. The management of non-MSW is more complex than municipal
wastes collected by the local authorities, and significant data gaps
exist. Whilst the BPEO process initially developed by SEPA has been
successfully applied to MSW, it has become apparent that the process
will need to be reviewed and redefined to deal with other waste streams. The partnership approach that has been at the heart of
the development of the National Waste Strategy: Scotland has been a
success and should continue. For this reason, a multi-stakeholder group
was brought together to obtain preliminary views and input into a management
approach for non-MSW. The key issues for the non-MSWs framework are: 1. Waste Arisings Data – there is no legal
requirement to record and report waste arisings data. This has contributed
to the absence of detailed data sufficient to make a BPEO decision. 2. Producer Behaviour – tools that are currently
available and those that need to be developed further to influence the
behaviour of commercial and industrial waste producers to ensure the
adoption of the BPEO. 3. Non-MSW Plan - provision of a detailed plan to ensure that the National Waste Strategy: Scotland and local AWPs deal with all controlled wastes and do not just focus on MSW.
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