SEPA implemented the Waste Data Strategy in 2000 to ensure a consistent approach at a national level to the collection, validation, recording and reporting of waste data for Scotland .

Accurate, up-to-date waste data are required by SEPA to:

• Aid policy development
• Monitor change and policy impact
• Monitor regulatory activity
• Implement the National Waste Strategy for Scotland
• Meet internal and external reporting requirements

Summary information on waste data collated from these sources is published in the annual Waste Data Digest.

Information from Scottish local authorities on their recycling,
composting and waste disposal activity is collated every three months
and available in the landfill allowance scheme