Everyone produces waste; every day, every year the amount of waste produced in Scotland increases. Last year Scotland’s local authorities collected nearly 3 million tonnes - the same weight as 350,000 fully grown elephants!

Recycling schemes are being rolled out to help us deal with what we throw away in a more responsible way, coupled with a National promotion and awareness campaign – Waste Aware Scotland - to help change public attitudes to waste.

Waste education initiatives are springing up across the country to help minimise the impact waste has on our environment, and maximise the value we can realise from it. The Network aims to bring waste education practitioners together to support the consistent delivery of promotion, education and training on waste.

SEPA has developed a range of waste education resources including information factsheets and short videos outlining key waste journeys.