Commercial and industrial waste reporting
SEPA produces reports on a wide variety of commercial and
industrial waste streams in Scotland, including wastes from
businesses, construction and demolition wastes, and specific waste
streams, such as clinical waste and used oils.
These data are important as they are required for reporting
under the European Union Waste Statistics Regulations and they
inform waste management planning and policy decisions.
Further information on each of these waste streams and the data
sources used to report them is available in the related items.
Business waste surveys
SEPA has conducted two national surveys to gather information on
the types and quantities of business waste produced in
Scotland. The results of these surveys are available
here:
Construction and demolition waste
Detailed reports on the types and quantities of construction and
demolition wastes managed in Scotland are available here:
Priority waste streams
SEPA identified a number of priority waste streams which
required more detailed study because of, for example, their
recycling potential or hazardous nature. Further information
on these focused studies is available here:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing wastes
SEPA has produced data on agriculture, forestry and fishing
wastes in Scotland. These data are available here:
Other reports
Commercial and industrial waste data are used in a wide range of
other reports including those for the Waste
Statistics Regulations, the Waste Data
Digest and the Strategic Waste Management
Review.